ciucure

Romanian

Alternative forms

ciucur

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *cicculum, diminutive of Latin ciccum, or alternatively a derivative of Romanian ciuc,^[1] cognate to Albanian çukë,^[2] with South Slavic and Baltic cognates as well. See Proto-Slavic *čuka. The reconstructed root referred to sharp points.

Noun

ciucure m (plural ciucuri)

tassel
Synonym: moț
passementerie
icicle
Synonym: țurțur
bellflowers and other longish, clustered, hanging flowers
pendeloques (chandelier crystals)
tuft of hair
Synonyms: smoc, ciuc

Declension

Declension of **ciucure**
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	ciucure	ciucurele	ciucuri	ciucurii
genitive-dative	ciucure	ciucurelui	ciucuri	ciucurilor
vocative	ciucure		ciucurilor

References

^ The Dicționarul etimologic român by Alexandru Ciorănescu. Editură: Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife. 1958-1966. His entry for ciucure is available in Romanian at “ciucure”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025.
^ Skok, Petar (1971) Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 1, Zagreb: JAZU, page 340

[1] The Dicționarul etimologic român by Alexandru Ciorănescu. Editură: Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife. 1958-1966. His entry for ciucure is available in Romanian at “ciucure”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025.

[2] Skok, Petar (1971) Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 1, Zagreb: JAZU, page 340

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