caraban
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Substratum word or from Byzantine Greek κάραβος (káravos) ‘crayfish; longhorn beetle’; compare Albanian karabishte.
Noun edit
caraban m (plural carabani)
- (regional) stag-beetle
- Synonym: rădașcă
Declension edit
Declension of caraban
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) caraban | carabanul | (niște) carabani | carabanii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) caraban | carabanului | (unor) carabani | carabanilor |
| vocative | carabanule | carabanilor | ||