cinteză

Romanian

Alternative forms

• cintiță — regional

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of imitative or onomatopoetic origin based on the root cint-, to which the suffix -ză was added cf. pupăză.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃin.te.zə/

Noun

cinteză f (plural cinteze)

1. a finch
2. chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

Declension

Declension of cinteză

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cinteză	cinteza	(niște) cinteze	cintezele
genitive/dative	(unei) cinteze	cintezei	(unor) cinteze	cintezelor
vocative	—		—

Derived terms

• cintez
• cinteză-de-iarnă
• cintezoi

Related terms

• cinflor

References

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