balaur
See also: Balaur
Romanian
Alternative forms
- bălaur
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of the Balkans, maybe Dacian *balauras, *beleuras, akin to Albanian boljë, bollë, bullar. The Albanian may more likely be derived from a Latin term, alternatively, and the Romanian may be taken from it. May also have a relation to Serbo-Croatian blavor, but it is uncertain which language borrowed from which. Another theory suggests Latin belluarius, ultimately from bēlua; however the normal result in Romanian would have been *bălar. Influence from laur may have affected it, but it is uncertain why this analogy would be made.
Declension
Declension of balaur
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) balaur | balaurul | (niște) balauri | balaurii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) balaur | balaurului | (unor) balauri | balaurilor |
| vocative | balaurule | balaurilor | ||
Further reading
- balaur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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