doină

See also: doina and Doina

Romanian

Alternative forms

• daină — regional, Transylvania

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of Slavic origin, such as Serbo-Croatian daljina ("distance; removing, furthering, distancing"); compare the phonetic transition from Serbo-Croatian haljina to haină, and see also the semantic development of Portuguese saudade. Less likely etymologies proposed include Middle High German don, ton, from Latin tonus, or a link to Latin dolere, as moină from mollis. Alternatively, possibly from a Dacian *daina or of ancient Indo-European origin. Compare Lithuanian daina (“folk song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoj.nə/
• Rhymes: -ojnə
• Hyphenation: doi‧nă

Noun

doină f (plural doine)

1. a class of Romanian folk songs, often melancholic and expressing sorrow, pain, longing, wistfulness or other such strong emotions

Declension

Declension of doină

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) doină	doina	(niște) doine	doinele
genitive/dative	(unei) doine	doinei	(unor) doine	doinelor
vocative	doină, doino		doinelor

See also

• cântec