năuc

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic неоукъ (neukŭ), from Proto-Slavic *neukъ (“untaught”), from *učiti (“to teach”). Compare Bulgarian неук (neuk), Macedonian неук (neuk, “ignorant”), Serbo-Croatian neuk (“ignorant”), Serbo-Croatian nieuk (“dunce”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

năuc m or n (feminine singular năucă, masculine plural năuci, feminine and neuter plural năuce)

1. disoriented, confused, bewildered

Declension

Declension of năuc

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	năuc		năucă	năuci	năuce
	definite	năucul		năuca	năucii	năucele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	năuc		năuce	năuci	năuce
	definite	năucului		năucei	năucilor	năucelor