cătun

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Romanian

Etymology

Substratum word, akin to Albanian katund (northern/Gheg variant katûn), or possibly derived from it. Probably of native Balkanic, possibly Illyrian origin, and ultimately Indo-European but it is a much-disputed word with numerous and varied attempted etymologies. It is also found in many Balkan Slavic languages, such as Serbo-Croatian katun (“hamlet of shepherds”), traditionally associated with Vlachs, Bulgarian катун (katun), катунар (katunar), etc. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

cătun n (plural cătune)

  1. hamlet
  2. small village, parish

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cătun cătunul cătune cătunele
genitive-dative cătun cătunului cătune cătunelor
vocative cătunule cătunelor

See also

Wikious
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