târnăcop

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • ternocop — archaic
  • tarnacop, tărnăcop, tărnicop, tărnocop, târnacop, târnacof — regional

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian търнокоп (tǎrnokop), from трън (trǎn, “thorn”) +‎ копая (kopaja, “to dig”). Compare Serbo-Croatian trnokop.

Pronunciation
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Noun

târnăcop n (plural târnăcoape)

  1. pick, pickaxe
  2. mattock

Usage notes
  • Regionally, târnăcopuri is used as the plural form.

Declension
Declension of târnăcop
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) târnăcop târnăcopul (niște) târnăcoape târnăcoapele
genitive/dative (unui) târnăcop târnăcopului (unor) târnăcoape târnăcoapelor
vocative târnăcopule târnăcoapelor

See also
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