stei

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stej/

Etymology 1

Probably from stea or possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *stēlleius or *stēlleus, ultimately from Latin stēlla.

Adjective

stei m or n (feminine singular steie, masculine plural stei, feminine and neuter plural steie)

1. (popular, rare, of animals) with white spots on the head

   Synonym: breaz

Declension

Declension of stei

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	stei		steie	stei	steie
	definite	steiul		steia	steii	steiele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	stei		steie	stei	steie
	definite	steiului		steiei	steilor	steielor

Related terms

• stea

Etymology 2

Unknown. Cf. Serbo-Croatian stenje.

Noun

stei n (plural steiuri)

1. a sharp corner of a stone
2. a boulder or large stone, or salt rock

Declension

Declension of stei

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) stei	steiul	(niște) steiuri	steiurile
genitive/dative	(unui) stei	steiului	(unor) steiuri	steiurilor
vocative	steiule		steiurilor