cuptor

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *coctōrium (“casserole, pan”), probably from Latin coctor (“cook”), from coquō. Compare also Albanian koftor, Italian cottoio, Catalan cuitor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupˈtor/

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Noun

cuptor n (plural cuptoare)

1. oven
2. (popular/folk usage) July (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar)

Declension

Declension of cuptor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cuptor	cuptorul	(niște) cuptoare	cuptoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) cuptor	cuptorului	(unor) cuptoare	cuptoarelor
vocative	cuptorule		cuptoarelor

Synonyms

• (July): iulie (standard/most common); alunar (popular/folk name, obsolete)

Related terms

• copt