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cioc
beak /ˈtʃok/
noun#4606 most common
Also: goatee (pointed chin beard), mouth (colloquial, as in 'shut your trap')
Example sentences
Pasărea are un cioc mic.
The bird has a small beak.
Ciocul păsării este galben.
The bird's beak is yellow.
Rața își curăță ciocul în apă.
The duck cleans its beak in the water.
Papagalul ține sămânța în cioc.
The parrot holds the seed in its beak.
Ține-ți ciocul și ascultă!
Shut your trap and listen!
Bunicul purta un cioc elegant, ca pe vremuri.
Grandpa wore a neat goatee, like in the old days.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cioc (ciocul) | ciocuri (ciocurile) |
| Genitive | cioc (ciocului) | ciocuri (ciocurilor) |
| Accusative | cioc (ciocul) | ciocuri (ciocurile) |
| Vocative | cioc | ciocuri |
Word family
ciocanhammer
a ciocănito knock, to peck
ciocănitoarewoodpecker
a ciocnito clink glasses, to collide
ciocnirecollision, clash
Etymology
Cioc is generally treated as a native Romanian word of onomatopoeic origin, imitating the sharp sound of pecking or knocking. It belongs to a small family of expressive words built on the same cioc- base, including ciocan (hammer) and a ciocăni (to knock, to peck). Because it arose from sound imitation rather than regular sound change, it cannot be traced to a single inherited root shared across older language stages.
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