fluier

Romanian

Etymology

Fuller form in dialectal fluieră, of uncertain or disputed origin; possibly from Latin flātūrālis (adj.) ‘blowing’, from flātūra ‘act of blowing’. Other theories suggest a Vulgar Latin root *flibula, from fibula (compare sense of flute in Latin tibia), or a derivative of the related verb fluiera, or a substratum word. Alternatively, it may be of originally imitative origin. Compare Aromanian fluiarã. Borrowed as Albanian flojere, Greek φλογέρα (flogéra).

Noun

fluier n (plural fluiere)

1. whistle; pipe (a sort of flute)
2. (popular) tibia, shinbone

Declension

Declension of fluier

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) fluier	fluierul	(niște) fluiere	fluierele
genitive/dative	(unui) fluier	fluierului	(unor) fluiere	fluierelor
vocative	fluierule		fluierelor

Synonyms

• (tibia): tibia

Related terms

• fluiera
• fluierar

See also

• flaut
• flaur