arvună

Romanian

Alternative forms

• arvonă — particularly Moldavia (region)
• aravonă, arăvonă — obsolete
• aravon, arăvon — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek αρραβώνας (arravónas), inherited from Ancient Greek ἀρραβών (arrhabṓn), itself borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֵרָבוֹן (ʕerɔḇon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈvu.nə/
• Rhymes: -unə
• Hyphenation: ar‧vu‧nă

Noun

arvună f (plural arvune)

1. (dated) advance payment
2. (obsolete) betrothal gift

Declension

Declension of arvună

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) arvună	arvuna	(niște) arvune	arvunele
genitive/dative	(unei) arvune	arvunei	(unor) arvune	arvunelor
vocative	arvună, arvuno		arvunelor

Further reading

• arvună in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)