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
  2. (colloquial) human bone
  3. (colloquial) limb
  4. (slang) power, usage of power for personal gain

Declension

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