ghioc

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Romanian

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ok
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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)

  1. cowrie (marine mollusc), or its shell
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ghioc ghiocul ghiocuri ghiocurile
genitive-dative ghioc ghiocului ghiocuri ghiocurilor
vocative ghiocule ghiocurilor
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Etymology 2

Noun

ghioc m (plural ghioci)

  1. (regional) cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
    Synonym: albăstrea
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ghioc ghiocul ghioci ghiocii
genitive-dative ghioc ghiocului ghioci ghiocilor
vocative ghiocule ghiocilor
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