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cotor

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See also: Cotor and coțor

Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Unknown. Possibly of expressive origin (cf. cotrobăi). Unlikely to be from either Hungarian kötö (bundled strongly), Latin captorius, Latin *coactorium (place where two objects come together) or from Serbo-Croatian katarište (flag lance).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cotor n (plural cotoare)

  1. stalk, stem (bottom part of cabbage, salad etc.)
  2. spine (of a book)
  3. apple core
Declension
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Declension of cotor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cotor cotorul cotoare cotoarele
genitive-dative cotor cotorului cotoare cotoarelor
vocative cotorule cotoarelor

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Romani kotor (piece), possibly borrowed from the same Romanian cotor.

Noun

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cotor n (uncountable)

  1. (slang, archaic) money
    Synonym: bani
Declension
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Declension of cotor
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cotor cotorul
genitive-dative cotor cotorului
vocative cotorule

References

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