furtună
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Romanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- фуртунэ (furtună) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin fortūna, or less likely from Greek φουρτούνα (fourtoúna).[1][2] Compare also Albanian furtunë and Aromanian furtunã.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
furtună f (plural furtuni)
- storm, tempest, squall
- (figuratively) revolt
- (archaic) bad luck, mishap, trouble, affliction, predicament
Declension[edit]
Declension of furtună
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) furtună | furtuna | (niște) furtuni | furtunile |
genitive/dative | (unei) furtuni | furtunii | (unor) furtuni | furtunilor |
vocative | furtună, furtuno | furtunilor |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Romanian Explanatory Dictionary
- ^ Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, § 305, page 225