vătăman

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish wataman. Doublet of ataman.

Noun

vătăman m (plural vătămani)

1. (historical, Moldavia (region)) leader of a free village
2. (historical, Moldavia (region)) representative of the landlord in a serf village

Declension

Declension of vătăman

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) vătăman	vătămanul	(niște) vătămani	vătămanii
genitive/dative	(unui) vătăman	vătămanului	(unor) vătămani	vătămanilor
vocative	vătămanule		vătămanilor