cărbune

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin carbōnem, accusative of carbō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker (“to burn”). Doublet of carbon, a borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kərˈbune/
• Hyphenation: căr‧bu‧ne

Noun

cărbune m (plural cărbuni)

1. coal (rock)
2. coal (smouldering material)
3. charcoal (stick used for drawing)
4. charcoal (drawing)
5. anthrax
6. smut (plant disease)

Declension

Declension of cărbune

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cărbune	cărbunele	(niște) cărbuni	cărbunii
genitive/dative	(unui) cărbune	cărbunelui	(unor) cărbuni	cărbunilor
vocative	cărbune		cărbunilor

Synonyms

• (smouldering material): tăciune
• (anthrax): antrax
• (smut): tăciune

Related terms

• cărbunar

References

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