adaliu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اطه‌لو (adalı), from آطه (ada, “island”), from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.daˈliw/

Noun

adaliu m (plural adalii)

1. (dated, Muntenia) islander, inhabitants of the Danube islands, specifically those of Ada Kaleh
   • 1902, V. A. Urechia, Istoria Românilor, tomul X. partea B‎^[1], page 57:

     Nu toțĭ panduriĭ necredincioși Domnieĭ, aliațĭ aĭ Adaliilor fură răpușĭ de oștirile turcescĭ.

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Declension

Declension of adaliu

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) adaliu	adaliul	(niște) adalii	adaliii
genitive/dative	(unui) adaliu	adaliului	(unor) adalii	adaliilor
vocative	adaliule		adaliilor