pădure

See also: Pădure and pãdure

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin padūlem (“swamp”), from Latin palūdem via metathesis. Cognate with Albanian pyll (“forest”), which also shares the change in meaning. Compare also Italian padule. Doublet of paludă (“marsh”), an apparent borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈdu.re/

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• Hyphenation: pă‧du‧re

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Noun

pădure f (plural păduri)

1. forest

   Synonyms: codru; (rare) silvă

   Antonym: (n, plain) câmpie

Declension

Declension of pădure

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pădure	pădurea	(niște) păduri	pădurile
genitive/dative	(unei) păduri	pădurii	(unor) păduri	pădurilor
vocative	pădure, pădureo		pădurilor

Derived terms

• pădurar (n, forester)
• pădureț
• pădurice (n, little forest)
• a împăduri (v, to forest)
• păduros (adj, forested, woody)

See also

• silvic (adj)
• silvatic