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

• sapă