furtună
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Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- фуртунэ (furtună) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin fortūna, or less likely from Greek φουρτούνα (fourtoúna).[1][2] Compare also Albanian furtunë and Aromanian furtunã.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]furtună f (plural furtuni)
- storm, tempest, squall
- (figuratively) revolt
- (archaic) bad luck, mishap, trouble, affliction, predicament
Declension
[edit]Declension of furtună
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) furtună | furtuna | (niște) furtuni | furtunile |
genitive/dative | (unei) furtuni | furtunii | (unor) furtuni | furtunilor |
vocative | furtună, furtuno | furtunilor |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Romanian Explanatory Dictionary
- ^ Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, § 305, page 225