caraghioslâc
Romanian
Alternative forms
- caraghiozlâc — dated
- caraghioslîc — 1953–1993 spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرهكوزلق (karagözlük), from قرهگوز (Karagöz), from قره (kara, “black”) + گوز (göz, “eye”). Equivalent to caraghios + -lâc.
Noun
caraghioslâc n (plural caraghioslâcuri)
- (countable) drollery, tomfoolery
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | caraghioslâc | caraghioslâcul | caraghioslâcuri | caraghioslâcurile | |
genitive-dative | caraghioslâc | caraghioslâcului | caraghioslâcuri | caraghioslâcurilor | |
vocative | caraghioslâcule | caraghioslâcurilor |
Related terms
Further reading
- “caraghioslâc”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025