râncaci

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From râncă (from Old Church Slavonic рѫка (rǫka, hand)) + -aci. Other theories are unlikely, such as a Vulgar Latin *rēnicus, from Latin ren (kidney) (cf. Spanish rengo), German Ranke (penis), or Latin rāmex (hernia).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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râncaci m (masculine only, plural râncaci)

  1. (regional, Banat, Oltenia, popular, of an animal) having one testicle (after being castrated poorly)

Declension

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masculine only singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite râncaci râncaci
definite râncaciul râncacii
genitive/
dative
indefinite râncaci râncaci
definite râncaciului râncacilor