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[1].
Pronunciation
Noun
măcăleandru m (plural măcălendri)
- European robin (Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine Old World bird)
Declension
Declension of măcăleandru
singular | plural | |||
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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
See also
References
- ^ măcăleandru in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)