ciorchine
Moldavian
noun
Definitions
- inflorescence cluster of flowers arranged on a stem
- a cluster fruits arranged in the manner of an inflorescence
- bunch of grapes
- fir cone
- (figuratively) a cluster, a bunch of people, etc.
Etymology
Inherited from Latin circulus, circellus (small ring).
Origin
Latin
circellus
Gloss
small ring
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- circellus Latin
- circularis Latin
- circulatim Latin
- circulo Latin
- circulus Latin
- circulāris Latin
- circus Latin
- semicirculus Latin
- Zirkel German
- cerchio Italian
- cerceau French
- círculo Spanish, Castilian
- zarcillo Spanish, Castilian
- sirkel Norwegian Bokmål
- cercilho Portuguese
- círculo Portuguese
- cirkel Swedish
- sirkel Norwegian Nynorsk
- circul Old English
- cirkel Danish
- cercel Old French
- cercle Old French
- cèrcol Catalan, Valencian
- cercelo Galician
- círculo Galician
- cercel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cylch Welsh
- cirkel Middle Dutch
- circul Old Irish
- tsirtsel Aromanian
- tsirtselj Aromanian
- círculu Asturian
- cercli Friulian
- cercle Old Occitan
- circol Dalmatian
- kelchyn Cumbric