caraban

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Substratum word or from Byzantine Greek κάραβος (káravos) ‘crayfish; longhorn beetle’; compare Albanian karabishte.

Noun

caraban m (plural carabani)

1. (regional) stag-beetle

   Synonym: rădașcă

Declension

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