cirac
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چراق (çırak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈrak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Hyphenation: ci‧rac
Noun
cirac m (plural ciraci)
- (literary) favorite; apprentice
- (derogatory) a person who automatically and fawningly agrees with the opinions of another
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cirac | ciracul | ciraci | ciracii | |
| genitive-dative | cirac | ciracului | ciraci | ciracilor | |
| vocative | ciracule | ciracilor | |||
References
- “cirac”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025