Romanian

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Etymology

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Possibly from Latin pānic(u)lus (cf. pānicula), or from a derivative of pānicum. Obsolete and found in an old Slavic-Romanian gloss. Its form was either altered by influence from pâine, or a result of an incorrect transcription. Cf. also Old French panil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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păinichiu m (uncountable) (obsolete)

  1. cereal
  2. species of millet

Declension

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Further reading

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păinichiu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)