păcurar

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pecorārius. Compare Aromanian picurar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.kuˈrar/

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: pă‧cu‧rar

Noun

păcurar m (plural păcurari)

1. (archaic) shepherd

   Synonyms: cioban, oier, (Moldova) dohotar

Declension

Declension of păcurar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) păcurar	păcurarul	(niște) păcurari	păcurarii
genitive/dative	(unui) păcurar	păcurarului	(unor) păcurari	păcurarilor
vocative	păcurarule		păcurarilor

Derived terms

• păcurăraș

Related terms

• păcuină

Etymology 2

From păcură (“petrol”) +‎ -ar (occupational suffix).

Noun

păcurar m (plural păcurari)

1. (regional) one who sells petrol

References

• păcurar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1972), “păcurár¹”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 8, part 1, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, pages 224–225
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1972), “păcurár²”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[2], volume 8, part 1, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 225