bocet

Romanian

Etymology

From boci +‎ -et, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *vōcitum, ultimately from Latin vōx. Compare Aromanian boatsit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bocet n (plural bocete)

1. wail, wailing; lament, cry
2. dirge
3. keen (prolonged wail for a dead person)

Declension

Declension of bocet

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bocet	bocetul	(niște) bocete	bocetele
genitive/dative	(unui) bocet	bocetului	(unor) bocete	bocetelor
vocative	bocetule		bocetelor

Related terms

• boci
• boace

See also

• strigăt, țipăt, plânset, vaiet