lăută

Romanian

Alternative forms

• alăută

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لاؤطه (lauta) (cf. also Greek λαούτο (laoúto)), ultimately from Arabic العُود (al-ʕūd). Cf. also Serbo-Croatian lauta, Albanian llautë, lavut, Albanian lahutë, German Laute, Spanish laúd, Portuguese alaúde.

Noun

lăută f (plural lăute)

1. lute

Declension

Declension of lăută

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) lăută	lăuta	(niște) lăute	lăutele
genitive/dative	(unei) lăute	lăutei	(unor) lăute	lăutelor
vocative	lăută, lăuto		lăutelor

Derived terms

• lăutar