catran

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قطران (katran), from Arabic قَطْرَان (qaṭrān). Doublet of gudron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtran/

Noun

catran n (plural catranuri)

1. (uncountable) tar
2. (countable) type of tar

Declension

Declension of catran

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) catran	catranul	(niște) catranuri	catranurile
genitive/dative	(unui) catran	catranului	(unor) catranuri	catranurilor
vocative	catranule		catranurilor

Derived terms

• cătrăni

Further reading

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