ciolan

See also: Ciolan

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic члѣнъ (člěnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čelnъ (member, part). Compare Bulgarian член (člen, member, limb), Serbo-Croatian члан (member), Czech člen (member).

Noun

ciolan n (plural ciolane)

  1. (animal) bone, usually large, with or without meat on it
  2. (colloquial) human bone
  3. (colloquial) limb
  4. (slang) power, usage of power for personal gain

Declension

Declension of ciolan
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ciolan ciolanul ciolane ciolanele
genitive-dative ciolan ciolanului ciolane ciolanelor
vocative ciolanule ciolanelor

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