măslină

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See also: maslina

Romanian

măslină

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic маслина (maslina), from масло (maslo, oil, butter) +‎ -ина (-ina), from Proto-Slavic *maslo. Compare Aromanian mas(i)nã, Serbo-Croatian maslina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məsˈli.nə/
  • Rhymes: -inə
  • Hyphenation: măs‧li‧nă
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Noun

măslină f (plural măsline)

  1. olive (fruit)
    Synonym: olivă f
    ulei de măslineolive oil

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative măslină măslina măsline măslinele
genitive-dative măsline măslinei măsline măslinelor
vocative măslină, măslino măslinelor