ghioc
Romanian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ok
Etymology 1
Probably from the feminine variant form ghioacă, from Vulgar Latin root *cloca, following metathesis and syncopation of Latin cochlea, or possibly related to găoace (“snail, egg, or nut shell”), from *gău (from Latin cavum) + suffix -oc.
Noun
ghioc n (plural ghiocuri)
Declension
Declension of ghioc
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) ghioc | ghiocul | (niște) ghiocuri | ghiocurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) ghioc | ghiocului | (unor) ghiocuri | ghiocurilor |
vocative | ghiocule | ghiocurilor |
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Etymology 2
Noun
ghioc m (plural ghioci)
- (regional) cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
- Synonym: albăstrea