bagdadie

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بغدادی (bağdadi, “stuccoed ceiling in Baghdadi style”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɡ.daˈdi.e/

Noun

bagdadie f (plural bagdadii)

1. (dialectal, Moldavia (region)) Synonym of tavan
   • 1915, Emil Gârleanu, Comoara:

     Bagdadia plecată într-o parte apasă deasupra ușei ce s-a scufundat, lăsându-și un colț mai sus.

     The ceiling, leant on one side, presses upon the door that has sunken, pointing one corner upwards.

2. (dialectal, Transylvania) ornamental ceiling in a church

Declension

Declension of bagdadie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) bagdadie	bagdadia	(niște) bagdadii	bagdadiile
genitive/dative	(unei) bagdadii	bagdadiei	(unor) bagdadii	bagdadiilor
vocative	bagdadie, bagdadio		bagdadiilor

Further reading

• bagdadie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)