făușel
Romanian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from the diminutive of a now-lost word in early Romanian, perhaps *fau > făuș (with the suffix -uș), later with the suffix -el. The root may derive from Latin fava (“bean”) (through a masculine or neuter form *fabus; cf. fabulus); compare also Aromanian fauã (“bean”). The analogy or comparison would be that of a small egg from a young hen to a bean[1]
Noun
făușel n (plural făușele)
- (archaic, regional, Transylvania) egg (of a young hen)
Declension
Declension of făușel
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) făușel | făușelul | (niște) făușele | făușelele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) făușel | făușelului | (unor) făușele | făușelelor |
| vocative | făușelule | făușelelor | ||