grăunte

Romanian

Alternative forms

• grăunț

Etymology

Remade analogically as a singular from the original form grăunț (later interpreted as a plural), itself from an alteration of an earlier *grănuț with a nasal infix, from Vulgar Latin root *granuceum or *granutium, ultimately from Latin grānum. Compare Aromanian gãrnuts.

Noun

grăunte m (plural grăunți)

1. grain (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops), corn

   Synonyms: bob, grâne

2. seed

   Synonyms: sămânță, boabă

Declension

Declension of grăunte

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) grăunte	grăunteul	(niște) grăunți	grăunții
genitive/dative	(unui) grăunte	grăunteului	(unor) grăunți	grăunților
vocative	grăunteule		grăunților

Related terms

• grâu