botejune

Romanian

Alternative forms

• botegiune (regional)

Etymology

From boteza or from a Vulgar Latin *baptidiōnem, derived from Late Latin baptidiāre (“to baptize”), of Ancient Greek origin. Compare Aromanian pãtigiuni.

Noun

botejune f (plural botejuni)

1. (Bukovina, otherwise obsolete) baptism

Declension

Declension of botejune

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) botejune	botejunea	(niște) botejuni	botejunile
genitive/dative	(unei) botejuni	botejunii	(unor) botejuni	botejunilor
vocative	botejune, botejuneo		botejunilor

Synonyms

• botez

Related terms

• boteza

References

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