mușuroi
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin musaroneus, from musaraneus (“shrew”). Compare Aromanian mushuronjiu (“mole”), Italian musaragno (“shrew”), French mûrègne (“anthill”), Venetian musiga (“mole”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -oj
Noun edit
mușuroi n (plural mușuroaie)
- anthill or molehill
- (Transylvania, Banat) mole
Declension edit
Declension of mușuroi
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) mușuroi | mușuroiul | (niște) mușuroaie | mușuroaiele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) mușuroi | mușuroiului | (unor) mușuroaie | mușuroaielor |
| vocative | mușuroiule | mușuroaielor | ||
Hyponyms edit
References edit
- Ungureanu, Dan (2024) Istoria Limbii Române [History of the Romanian Language], Chișinău: Cartier, →ISBN, page 344