pupăză

Romanian

Etymology

Most likely an imitative substratum word, akin to Albanian pupëzë, or possibly derived from a root pupă (now found only in Aromanian), of onomatopoetic origin. Other languages show similar forms, compare Latin upupa, Sardinian pubùsa, pupùsa, etc. The first part of the word has traditionally been linked to the Latin upupa, and it has been attempted to derive the Romanian word from a Latin root *upupacea, but this is unlikely. The suffix could indicate a borrowing from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Albanian term.

Noun

pupăză f (plural pupeze)

1. hoopoe
2. garrulous person

Declension

Declension of pupăză

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pupăză	pupăza	(niște) pupeze	pupezele
genitive/dative	(unei) pupeze	pupezei	(unor) pupeze	pupezelor
vocative	pupăză, pupăzo		pupezelor

Derived terms

• pupăzoi
• pupezele