bulvan

Romanian

Noun

bulvan m (plural bulvani)

1. Alternative form of bălvan

Declension

Declension of bulvan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bulvan	bulvanul	(niște) bulvani	bulvanii
genitive/dative	(unui) bulvan	bulvanului	(unor) bulvani	bulvanilor
vocative	bulvanule		bulvanilor

References

• Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 205

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from the Baltic languages. Compare with Latvian bulvāns (“decoy”) and Russian болван (bolvan, “dummy”).

Noun

bulvan c

1. (law) front, someone acting on behalf of someone else
2. decoy

Declension

Declension of bulvan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bulvan	bulvanen	bulvaner	bulvanerna
Genitive	bulvans	bulvanens	bulvaners	bulvanernas

References

• bulvan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bulvan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bulvan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bulvan in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)