furtună
Romanian
editAlternative forms
edit- фуртунэ (furtună) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
editInherited from Latin fortūna, or less likely from Greek φουρτούνα (fourtoúna).[1][2] Compare also Albanian furtunë and Aromanian furtunã.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfurtună f (plural furtuni)
- storm, tempest, squall
- (figuratively) revolt
- (archaic) bad luck, mishap, trouble, affliction, predicament
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | furtună | furtuna | furtuni | furtunile | |
genitive-dative | furtuni | furtunii | furtuni | furtunilor | |
vocative | furtună, furtuno | furtunilor |
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Romanian Explanatory Dictionary
- ^ Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, § 305, page 225