boboc

Romanian

Boboci

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μπουμπούκι (boumpoúki, “bud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈbok/
• Rhymes: -ok
• Hyphenation: bo‧boc

Noun

boboc m (plural boboci)

1. bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)
2. duckling or gosling
3. rookie
4. freshman

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	boboc	bobocul		boboci	bobocii
genitive-dative	boboc	bobocului		boboci	bobocilor
vocative	bobocule			bobocilor

References

• boboc in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)