Unknown. Possibly from Latin clāva, which would have resulted in a hypothetical *ghie or *chie, to which the unexplained suffix -oagă was later added. Other possibilities include a Vulgar Latin root *clāvica.
ghioagă f (plural ghioage)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) ghioagă | ghioaga | (niște) ghioage | ghioagele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) ghioage | ghioagei | (unor) ghioage | ghioagelor |
| vocative | ghioagă, ghioago | ghioagelor | ||