mesteacăn

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Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin mastichinus, from Ancient Greek μαστίχινος (mastíkhinos). It may have been analogically re-formed as a singular from the plural (mesteceni), originally of an older form *mestecen, or alternatively influenced analogically by words like cearcăn, leagăn, etc.[1]

Noun

mesteacăn m (plural mesteceni)

  1. birch tree
    Synonyms: betulă, mestecănaș

Declension

Declension of mesteacăn
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mesteacăn mesteacănul (niște) mesteceni mestecenii
genitive/dative (unui) mesteacăn mesteacănului (unor) mesteceni mestecenilor
vocative mesteacănule mestecenilor

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ http://www.dex.ro/mesteac%C4%83n
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