bătrân
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Un bătrân.
Romanian
Alternative forms
- bătrîn — 1953–1993 spelling
- бэтрын (bătrîn) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Inherited from a Vulgar Latin or Late Latin vetrānus, syncopated form of Latin veterānus. Compare Aromanian bitãrnu, Vegliot Dalmatian vetrun, Friulian vedran, Old Venetan vetrano. Compare the borrowed veteran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈtrɨn/
Audio (male voice): (file) Audio (female voice): (file) - Rhymes: -ɨn
- Hyphenation: bă‧trân
Adjective
bătrân m or n (feminine singular bătrână, masculine plural bătrâni, feminine and neuter plural bătrâne)
- (of beings) old
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | bătrân | bătrână | bătrâni | bătrâne | |||
| definite | bătrânul | bătrâna | bătrânii | bătrânele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | bătrân | bătrâne | bătrâni | bătrâne | |||
| definite | bătrânului | bătrânei | bătrânilor | bătrânelor | ||||
Derived terms
Noun
bătrân m (plural bătrâni)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | bătrân | bătrânul | bătrâni | bătrânii | |
| genitive-dative | bătrân | bătrânului | bătrâni | bătrânilor | |
| vocative | bătrânule, bătrâne | bătrânilor | |||