uib

Romanian

Etymology

From a substantivization of Latin obvius (“exposed, lying open; known, familiar”). Compare also the Megleno-Romanian verb nuib.

Noun

uib n (plural uiburi)

1. (regional, Muntenia, Oltenia) territory (area you can see); used in the expression "în uib"
   • (Can we date this quote?), PAMFILE, CER. 173., (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Oamenii nemaiavînd apă... vor alerga în uibul locului, căutînd apă

     For lack of water, people will scour around as far as the eye can see, in search of water.

Declension

Declension of uib

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) uib	uibul	(niște) uiburi	uiburile
genitive/dative	(unui) uib	uibului	(unor) uiburi	uiburilor
vocative	uibule		uiburilor

References

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