buză

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See also: buza, Buza, BuZa, buzá, buzã, Buză, and búza

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly from bot or Latin botum + suffix -, possibly influenced by bucă, or through a confusion of Latin basium and bucca[1] (compare bosumflat). Other theories suggest a substratum origin; it is possibly related to Albanian buzë, and is possibly derived or borrowed from it. Compare also Aromanian budzã, Bulgarian буза (buza), Spanish bozo and Macedonian буза (buza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.zə/
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Noun

buză f (plural buze)

  1. lip
  2. edge of scar
  3. labia
  4. edge
  5. cut
  6. ridge, top, peak

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative buză buza buze buzele
genitive-dative buze buzei buze buzelor
vocative buză, buzo buzelor

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: buzia, buzatisch
  • Greek: μπουσλάω (bousláo)

References

  1. ^ buză in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)