copac

Romanian

Etymology

From older copaci (compare Aromanian cupaci, Megleno-Romanian cupaci, Istro-Romanian copaț (“thicket, brushwood”)), possibly borrowed from Albanian kopaç (“treestump”) or cognate to it as a Balkan substratum root. The current form was probably analogically formed as a singular from the earlier copaci, reinterpreted as a plural. Compare also Proto-Slavic *kopati, which may be the ultimate origin of both the Romanian and Albanian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈpak/
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

copac m (plural copaci)

1. tree

Declension

Declension of copac

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) copac	copacul	(niște) copaci	copacii
genitive/dative	(unui) copac	copacului	(unor) copaci	copacilor
vocative	copacule		copacilor

Synonyms

• arbore
• pom

References

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