nisip

Romanian

Etymology

From a Slavic *nasъpъ, from the verb *sypati; it may be seen as compound consisting of *na and *sъpъ, compare Bulgarian насип (nasip), Serbo-Croatian nasip, cf. also sipati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈsip/

Noun

nisip n (plural nisipuri)

1. sand

Declension

Declension of nisip

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) nisip	nisipul	(niște) nisipuri	nisipurile
genitive/dative	(unui) nisip	nisipului	(unor) nisipuri	nisipurilor
vocative	nisipule		nisipurilor

Synonyms

• arină (rare or regional)