cotor

See also: Cotor and coțor

Romanian

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly of expressive origin (cf. cotrobăi). Unlikely to be from either Hungarian kötö (“bundled strongly”), Latin captorius, Latin *coactorium (“place where two objects come together”) or from Serbo-Croatian katarište (“flag lance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈtor/

Noun

cotor n (plural cotoare)

  1. stalk, stem (bottom part of cabbage, salad etc.)
  2. spine (of a book)
  3. apple core
Declension
Declension of cotor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cotor cotorul cotoare cotoarele
genitive-dative cotor cotorului cotoare cotoarelor
vocative cotorule cotoarelor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romani kotor (“piece”), possibly borrowed from the same Romanian cotor.

Noun

cotor n (uncountable)

  1. (slang, archaic) money
    Synonym: bani
Declension
Declension of cotor
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cotor cotorul
genitive-dative cotor cotorului
vocative cotorule

References

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