ghioc

Romanian

Alternative forms

• ghioacă

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

Related terms

• dezghioca
• ghiocel

See also

• melc
• scoică

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