cioareci
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Romanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, but cognate with Aromanian cioaric (“cloth”) and cioariți (“woolen socks”).
Either borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارق (çarık, “a kind of sandal”), whence also Greek τσαρούχι (tsaroúchi),[1] or derived from Paleo-Balkan. If this latter indigenous origin is correct, then the term could be seen as a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to hide, conceal”), whence Latin cutis (“skin”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cioareci m pl (plural only)
- a kind of Transylvanian trousers traditionally made out of wool
- socks
Declension[edit]
declension of cioareci (plural only)
| plural | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (niște) cioareci | cioarecii |
| genitive/dative | (unor) cioareci | cioarecilor |
| vocative | cioarecilor | |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ cioareci in Alexandru Ciorănescu, Dicționarul etimologic român, Tenerife: Universidad de la Laguna, 1958-66.
- ^ cioareci in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)