gaură

See also: gaura and Gaură

Romanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *cavula, diminutive of Late Latin cava, from Latin cavus, cavum, or reformed through *găuri, the plural of a hypothetical earlier Romanian *gău, from cavus. Cf. zgău. Compare also Aromanian gavrã; cf. Albanian gavër.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gaură f (plural găuri)

1. hole

Declension

Declension of gaură

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) gaură	gaura	(niște) găuri	găurile
genitive/dative	(unei) găuri	găurii	(unor) găuri	găurilor
vocative	gaură, gauro		găurilor

Derived terms

• găuri

Related terms

• găun
• găoace
• zgău
• zgăura

See also

• deschizătură f
• groapă
• bortă (archaic, regional)