cositor

Romanian

Chemical element
Sn
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коситеръ (kositerŭ), from Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.siˈtor/
• Rhymes: -or
• Hyphenation: co‧si‧tor

Noun

cositor n (uncountable)

1. tin (element)

   Synonym: staniu

Usage notes

Cositor is not used to refer to tin in a chemical context, or such usage is extremely dated; rather, the word refers to tin as a material.

Declension

declension of cositor (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cositor	cositorul
genitive/dative	(unui) cositor	cositorului
vocative	cositorule

Etymology 2

From cosi (“to reap”) +‎ -tor.

Adjective

cositor m or n (feminine singular cositoare, masculine plural cositori, feminine and neuter plural cositoare)

1. mowing (that mows)

Declension

Declension of cositor

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cositor		cositoare	cositori	cositoare
	definite	cositorul		cositoarea	cositorii	cositoarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	cositor		cositoare	cositori	cositoare
	definite	cositorului		cositoarei	cositorilor	cositoarelor

Noun

cositor m (plural cositori)

1. Synonym of cosaș (“reaper”).

Declension

Declension of cositor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cositor	cositorul	(niște) cositori	cositorii
genitive/dative	(unui) cositor	cositorului	(unor) cositori	cositorilor
vocative	cositorule		cositorilor

Further reading

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