bumbac

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Aromanian

Noun

bumbac

cotton

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from a Late Latin bombax or *bombacum, ultimately from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax). Compare Medieval Latin bombacium (Byzantine Greek βαμβάκιον (vamvákion)), from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax), Italian bambagia, Venetan bombàxo, bombàs, also Greek βαμβάκι (vamváki), μπαμπάκι (bampáki), Serbo-Croatian bumbak, pamuk, Bulgarian бу́бак (búbak), Albanian pambuk, Turkish pamuk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bumbac m (plural bumbaci)

(botany) cotton

Declension

	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
	singular			plural
nominative-accusative	bumbac	bumbacul		bumbaci	bumbacii
genitive-dative	bumbac	bumbacului		bumbaci	bumbacilor
vocative	bumbacule			bumbacilor

Noun

bumbac n (plural bumbacuri)

(fiber or material) cotton

Declension

	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
	singular			plural
nominative-accusative	bumbac	bumbacul		bumbacuri	bumbacurile
genitive-dative	bumbac	bumbacului		bumbacuri	bumbacurilor
vocative	bumbacule			bumbacurilor

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