nebun
Romanian
Etymology
From ne- (“not”) + bun (“sane”). The sense “bishop (chess piece)” is a semantic loan fron French fou,[1] from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الفيل (al-fīl, “elephant, chess bishop”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nebun m or n (feminine singular nebună, masculine plural nebuni, feminine and neuter plural nebune)
Declension
Declension of nebun
Derived terms
Noun
nebun m (plural nebuni, feminine equivalent nebună)
Declension
Declension of nebun
See also
Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text) | |||||
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rege | regină, damă | tură, turn | nebun | cal | pion |
References
- ^ H. Tiktin, Paul Miron (ed.), "nebún", Rumänisches-deutsches Wörterbuch, Band II, Otto Harrassowitz (publ. 1988, 2., überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage), page 741.