bufniță
Romanian
editEtymology
editDiminutive of less common bufnă (“owl”) + -iță, from dialectal buf, bufă, from Late Latin būfus (“owl”). Compare Albanian buf, Spanish búho.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbufniță f (plural bufnițe)
- owl (any bird of the order Strigiformes)
- Synonym: (Bubo bubo) buhă
- (familiar) a shrewish woman, harpy
Declension
editDeclension of bufniță
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) bufniță | bufnița | (niște) bufnițe | bufnițele |
genitive/dative | (unei) bufnițe | bufniței | (unor) bufnițe | bufnițelor |
vocative | bufniță, bufnițo | bufnițelor |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- bufniță in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)