picior

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin petiolus, from *pediciolus, diminutive of Latin pedīculus, diminutive form of pēs (“foot”). Doublet of pețiol, a neologism later borrowed through French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃjor/

Noun

picior n (plural picioare)

1. leg
2. foot
3. leg of a table

Declension

Declension of picior

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) picior	piciorul	(niște) picioare	picioarele
genitive/dative	(unui) picior	piciorului	(unor) picioare	picioarelor
vocative	piciorule		picioarelor

Derived terms

• picioraș
• piciorel
• picioruș
• picioruț