pârâu
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Influenced by râu (“river”), compare Megleno-Romanian păroi. Possibly from a Slavic language (compare Bulgarian порой (poroj)). Alternative theories suggest Albanian përrua, Thracian *parau(t) and Greek *παρροή (*parroḯ), from παραρροή (pararroḯ).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pârâu n (plural pâraie or pârâuri)
Declension
[edit]Declension of pârâu
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2012 September 22 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2 January 2013
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