foc

Alternative forms

• focu

Etymology

From Latin focus. Compare Daco-Romanian foc.

Noun

foc n (plural focuri)

1. fire

Etymology

From Old Occitan foc, from Latin focus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

foc m (plural focs)

1. fire

Further reading

• “foc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch focke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔk/

Noun

foc m (plural focs)

1. (nautical) jib (sail)

Further reading

• “foc” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• fuec

Etymology

From Latin focus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French fu.

Noun

foc m (oblique plural focs, nominative singular focs, nominative plural foc)

1. fireplace
2. fire

Etymology

From Latin focus. Compare Italian fuoco, Sicilian focu, Catalan foc, Spanish fuego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fok/
• Rhymes: -ok

Noun

foc n (plural focuri)

1. fire, blaze