bunic

Romanian

Etymology

From bun +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈnik/

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• Rhymes: -ik
• Hyphenation: bu‧nic

Noun

bunic m (plural bunici)

1. grandfather

   Synonyms: tataie, tată mare; bun, bât (Muntenia), tete (Moldavia (region)), bunel, moș, taică (regional), deadiu, papucă (obsolete)

2. (in the plural) grandparents

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bunic	bunicul	bunici	bunicii
genitive-dative	bunic	bunicului	bunici	bunicilor
vocative	bunicule		bunicilor

Derived terms

• bunică
• bunicuț
• străbunic

Further reading

• “bunic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026