OrigineProbably from the feminine variant form ghioacă, from Vulgar Latin root *cloca, following metathesis and syncopation of Latin cochlea, or possibly related to găoace (“snail, egg, or nut shell”), from *gău (from Latin cavum) + suffix -oc.
- neutercowrie (marine mollusc), or its shell
- masculine, regionalcornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Formeghiocuri(plural) · ghioc(accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular) · ghiocul(accusative, definite, nominative, singular) · ghiocuri(accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural) · ghiocurile(accusative, definite, nominative, plural) · ghioc(dative, genitive, indefinite, singular) · ghiocului(dative, definite, genitive, singular) · ghiocuri(dative, genitive, indefinite, plural) · ghiocurilor(dative, definite, genitive, plural) · ghiocule(singular, vocative) · ghiocurilor(plural, vocative) · ghioacă(alternative) · ghioci(plural) · ghioci(accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural) · ghiocii(accusative, definite, nominative, plural) · ghioci(dative, genitive, indefinite, plural) · ghiocilor(dative, definite, genitive, plural) · ghiocilor(plural, vocative)