focă

See also: FOCA and foca

Romanian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)bor.?
    Latin phōcabor.
    Middle French phoque
    French phoquebor.
    Latin phōcabor.
    Romanian focă

    Borrowed from French phoque m and Latin phōca f, ultimately from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfokə/
    • Hyphenation: fo‧că

    Noun

    focă f (plural foci)

    1. seal (animal)
      (Can we add an example for this sense?)

    Declension

    Declension of focă
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative focă foca foci focile
    genitive-dative foci focii foci focilor
    vocative focă, foco focilor

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