cioareci
Romanian
Alternative forms
- cioarec, cioaric, cioarici, ciorici
Etymology
Unknown, but cognate with Aromanian cioaric (“cloth”) and cioariți (“woolen socks”).
Either borrowed from Gothic *þiuhbrōks,[1] Ottoman Turkish چارق (çarık, “a kind of sandal”), whence also Greek τσαρούχι (tsaroúchi),[2] 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”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃo̯aret͡ʃʲ/
Noun
cioareci m pl (plural only)
- a kind of Transylvanian trousers traditionally made out of wool
- socks
Declension
| plural only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | cioareci | cioarecii |
| genitive-dative | cioareci | cioarecilor |
| vocative | cioarecilor | |
Derived terms
References
- ^ https://delr.lingv.ro/?searchTerm=cioarec
- ^ 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) (in Romanian), 2004–2025