București

Romanian

Alternative forms

• Букурешть (post-1930s Cyrillic form)

Etymology

From Bucur (a male given name) +‎ -ești (patronymic or placename suffix). Bucur is the legendary shepherd who is said to have founded the city: his name is often considered to be related to bucurie (“joy”) and bucura (“to become glad”), either of Albanian or Dacian origin, but it may alternatively be derived from a lost word in Romanian relating to pastoral life, ultimately linked to Latin būculus (“young bullock, steer”), diminutive of bōs (“ox, cow”). Compare Old French bugle, French beugler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.kuˈreʃtʲ/

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Proper noun

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

1. Bucharest (capital of Romania)

Coordinate terms

• România

Derived terms

• bucureștean
• bucureșteancă

Related terms

• bucura
• bucurie
• bucuros