gutuie

Romanian

Gutuie

Etymology

From gutui (“quince tree”), or less likely a Vulgar Latin root cotōnea, taken as a feminine singular from the plural of Latin cotōneum, ultimately from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion). Compare Italian cotogna, Sicilian cutugna; compare Latin māla cotōnea < mālum cotōneum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈtu.je/

Noun

gutuie f (plural gutui)

1. quince (fruit)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	gutuie	gutuia	gutui	gutuile
genitive-dative	gutui	gutuii	gutui	gutuilor
vocative	gutuie, gutuio		gutuilor

Related terms

• gutui