pupă

See also: pupa, Pupa, and púpa

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French poupe, from Latin puppis.

Noun

pupă f (plural pupe)

1. stern of a ship, poop

Declension

Declension of pupă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pupă	pupa	(niște) pupe	pupele
genitive/dative	(unei) pupe	pupei	(unor) pupe	pupelor
vocative	pupă, pupo		pupelor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from New Latin pupa, from specialized use of Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”).

Noun

pupă f (plural pupe)

1. pupa (stage of the life cycle of certain insects)

Declension

Declension of pupă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pupă	pupa	(niște) pupe	pupele
genitive/dative	(unei) pupe	pupei	(unor) pupe	pupelor
vocative	pupă, pupo		pupelor

See also

• larvă, nimfă, crisalidă
• păpușă