blană

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See also: blana, Blană, blána, and blåna

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian блана (blana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbla.nə/
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Noun

blană f (plural blăni or (sense 1.2, optionally 1.1) blănuri or (archaic) blane)

  1. fur
    • 1910, Emil Gârleanu, “Căprioara”, in Din lumea celor care nu cuvântă:
      Căprioara îl linge, și limba ei subțire culcă ușor blana moale, mătăsoasă a iedului.
      The doe licks , and its thin tongue delicately smoothens the soft, silky fur of the fawn.
    1. hide, pelt (preserved animal skin with hair)
    2. fur coat
    3. (slang) pubic hair
  2. (regional, carpentry) thick wooden board
    • 1889, Ion Luca Caragiale, O făclie de Paște:
      Un sfredel mare se aude rozând țesăturile uscate ale blănii bătrâne de stejar…
      A great auger is heard gnawing at the dry fibers of the old oak board…
    1. (regional) one of a pair of crossbeams serving as a stand for a weaving loom
    2. (regional, archaic) a wagon's wooden floor
    3. (regional) the back of a codârlă
    4. (regional) window frame
    5. (regional) Synonym of șestină (“a curved board under a sawmill's waterwheel that stops gravel from settling thereunder”)
    6. (regional) a well's wooden rim
    7. (regional) coffin lid

Declension

Declension of blană
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) blană blana (niște) blănie blăniele
genitive/dative (unei) blănie blăniei (unor) blănie blănielor
vocative blană, blano blănielor

Synonyms

Adjective

blană m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. (slang) cool, awesome, lit, dope, insane

Declension

Declension of blană (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite blană blană blană blană
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite blană blană blană blană
definite — — — —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: блáньа (blánʹa)

References

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