Join free

ochi

Română

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

ochi¹

  • /okʲ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Compare Italian occhio. Doublet of oculus, borrowed through French.

noun ochi · ochiul · ochii

  1. masculine eye Mă ustură ochii.
  2. figuratively, masculine loop
  3. masculine ring in a hob

ochi²

  • /oˈki/

Where it comes from

From the above.

verb a ochi 4th conjugation · ochește · ochit · a ochi · ochind

  1. to aim, take aim
  2. to set eyes on, set sights on
  3. to look intently at, stare at
  4. to scan, look about for
  5. to perceive, notice, detect
  6. to watch
  7. to eye (suspiciously), suspect, look askance at
  8. to covet

In English

  • eye organ
  • target to aim something (especially a weapon) at a target
  • covet to wish for with eagerness
  • take aim position oneself and/or one's weapon

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"ochi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/ochi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ochi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ochi

Chicago

"ochi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ochi.

BibTeX
@misc{ochi_2026,
  title = {ochi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ochi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}