București

Romanian

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Alternative forms

• Букурешть (post-1940s Cyrillic form)

Etymology

Bucur (a given name) +‎ -ești ‎(“patronymic, personal name suffix”). Bucur, the name of the legendary shepherd who is said to have founded the city, is often considered to be related to bucurie ‎(“joy”) and bucura ‎(“to become glad”), but it may alternatively be derived from a lost word in Romanian relating to pastoral life, ultimately linked to Latin buculus ‎(“young bull, ox, steer”). Compare Old French bugle, French beugler .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bu.ku.'reʃtʲ]

Proper noun

București m ‎(definite nominative/accusative Bucureștiul, definite genitive/dative Bucureștiului, vocative Bucureștiule)

1. Bucharest (capital of Romania)

Derived terms

• bucureștean
• bucureșteancă

Descendants

• English: Bucharest

See also

• bucura
• bucurie