curcan
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From curcă (“turkey hen”) + -an.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
curcan m (plural curcani, feminine equivalent curcă)
- turkey (bird)
- turkey-cock
- (derogatory, archaic) policeman, cop, peeler, copper
Declension edit
Declension of curcan
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) curcan | curcanul | (niște) curcani | curcanii |
genitive/dative | (unui) curcan | curcanului | (unor) curcani | curcanilor |
vocative | curcanule | curcanilor |
Derived terms edit
Expressions
See also edit
References edit
- curcan in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)