blană

See also: blana, Blană, blána, and blåna

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian блана (blana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbla.nə/

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Noun

blană f (plural blăni or (sense 1.2, optionally 1.1) blănuri or (archaic) blane)

1. fur
   • 1910, Emil Gârleanu, “Căprioara”, in Din lumea celor care nu cuvântă:

     Căprioara îl linge, și limba ei subțire culcă ușor blana moale, mătăsoasă a iedului.

     The doe licks [the fawn], and its thin tongue delicately smoothens the soft, silky fur of the fawn.

   1. hide, pelt (preserved animal skin with hair)
   2. fur coat
   3. (slang) pubic hair
2. (regional, carpentry) thick wooden board
   • 1889, Ion Luca Caragiale, O făclie de Paște:

     Un sfredel mare se aude rozând țesăturile uscate ale blănii bătrâne de stejar…

     A great auger is heard gnawing at the dry fibers of the old oak board…

   1. (regional) one of a pair of crossbeams serving as a stand for a weaving loom
   2. (regional, archaic) a wagon's wooden floor
   3. (regional) the back of a codârlă
   4. (regional) window frame
   5. (regional) Synonym of șestină (“a curved board under a sawmill's waterwheel that stops gravel from settling thereunder”)
   6. (regional) a well's wooden rim
   7. (regional) coffin lid

Declension

Declension of blană

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) blană	blana	(niște) blănie	blăniele
genitive/dative	(unei) blănie	blăniei	(unor) blănie	blănielor
vocative	blană, blano		blănielor

Synonyms

• (stand of loom): chingă, scândură, spetează, stinghie
• (coffin lid): pleoapă

Derived terms

• blăniță
• blănos

Descendants

• Ukrainian: блáньа (blánʹa)

References

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