hâtru

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian хитрий (xytryj), from Proto-Slavic *xytrъ. Compare Bulgarian хитър (hitǎr), Russian хитрый (xitryj), Czech chytrý, Old Church Slavonic хꙑтръ (xytrŭ).

Adjective

hâtru m or n (feminine singular hâtră, masculine plural hâtri, feminine and neuter plural hâtre)

1. (regional, chiefly Moldavia (region), Bukovina, rarely Transylvania) waggish, witty, jocular

Declension

Declension of hâtru

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	hâtru		hâtră	hâtri	hâtre
	definite	hâtrul		hâtra	hâtrii	hâtrele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	hâtru		hâtre	hâtri	hâtre
	definite	hâtrului		hâtrei	hâtrilor	hâtrelor

Further reading

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