cirac

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish çırak), from Persian چراغ (čerâğ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈrak]

Noun

cirac m (plural ciraci)

1. (literary) favorite; apprentice
2. (derogatory) a person who automatically and fawningly agrees with the opinions of another

Declension

Declension of cirac

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cirac	ciracul	(niște) ciraci	ciracii
genitive/dative	(unui) cirac	ciracului	(unor) ciraci	ciracilor
vocative	ciracule		ciracilor

References

• cirac in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)