puroi

Romanian

Alternative forms

• puroaie, punoi (regional)

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *pūrōnium, from Latin pūs, pūris, from Proto-Italic *pūs, from Proto-Indo-European *púH-os ~ *púH-es-os, from *puH-. Compare Aromanian pronjiu. Alternatively from a root *pur, derived from this Latin root, and with the suffix -oi added within proto-Romanian.

Noun

puroi n (plural puroaie)

1. pus

Declension

Declension of puroi

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) puroi	puroiul	(niște) puroaie	puroaiele
genitive/dative	(unui) puroi	puroiului	(unor) puroaie	puroaielor
vocative	puroiule		puroaielor

Derived terms

• puroia
• puroios

See also

• coptură