drepnea

Romanian

Etymology

From an earlier *drepănea, from a Vulgar Latin root *drepanella, diminutive of Latin drepanis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drepˈne̯a/

Noun

drepnea f (plural drepnele)

1. swift, blackswift (bird)

Declension

Declension of drepnea

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) drepnea	drepneaua	(niște) drepnele	drepnelele
genitive/dative	(unei) drepnele	drepnelei	(unor) drepnele	drepnelelor
vocative	—		—

Synonyms

• lăstun-mare (popular), lăstun-negru, rândunică-de-munte (regional), rândunică-de-ploaie

Derived terms

• drepnea mare
• drepnea mică

References

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