floc

English

White floc in a clear liquid in front of a blue background.

Alternative forms

• flocc

Etymology

From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɒk/
• Homophone: flock

Noun

floc (countable and uncountable, plural flocs)

1. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.

Anagrams

• FCOL, OFLC

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin floccus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈflɔk]

Noun

floc m (plural flocs)

1. tuft, lock (a bunch of feathers, hair, or grass held together at the base)
2. flake of snow

Derived terms

• flocadura

Further reading

• “floc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “floc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “floc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “floc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• flok

Etymology

From Latin floccus.

Noun

floc m

1. flock, tuft
2. flake

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Interjection

floc

1. splosh; plop

Further reading

• “floc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin floccus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ok

Noun

floc m (plural floci) floc n (plural floace)

1. floc, floccule
2. tuft (of hair)
3. flock (of wool)
4. (colloquial, vulgar) pubic hair

Declension

Masculine:

Declension of floc

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) floc	flocul	(niște) floci	flocii
genitive/dative	(unui) floc	flocului	(unor) floci	flocilor
vocative	flocule		flocilor

Neuter:

Declension of floc

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) floc	flocul	(niște) floace	floacele
genitive/dative	(unui) floc	flocului	(unor) floace	floacelor
vocative	flocule		floacelor

Related terms

• flocos

See also

• miță
• smoc
• șuviță
• fulg