măcăleandru

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Ukrainian маколяндра (makoljandra). Compare Polish makolągwa.

Another theory suggests that its origin is Greek χαμαί κάλανδρος (chamaí kálandros, “kind of skylark”), or more unlikely, directly from κάλανδρος (kálandros), and that the Ukrainian word was borrowed from Romanian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.kəˈle̯an.dru/

Noun

măcăleandru m (plural măcălendri)

1. European robin (Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine Old World bird)

Declension

Declension of măcăleandru

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) măcăleandru	măcăleandrul	(niște) măcălendri	măcălendrii
genitive/dative	(unui) măcăleandru	măcăleandrului	(unor) măcălendri	măcălendrilor
vocative	măcăleandrule		măcălendrilor

Synonyms

• gușă-roșie

See also

• muscicapidă