măcăleandru

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Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Ukrainian маколяндра (makoljandra). Compare Polish makolągwa.

Another theory suggests that its origin is Greek χαμαί κάλανδρος (chamaí kálandros, “kind of skylark”), or more unlikely, directly from κάλανδρος (kálandros), and that the Ukrainian word was borrowed from Romanian.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.kəˈle̯an.dru/

Noun

măcăleandru m (plural măcălendri)

  1. European robin (Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine Old World bird)
    Synonym: gușă-roșie

Declension

Declension of măcăleandru
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) măcăleandru măcăleandrul (niște) măcălendri măcălendrii
genitive/dative (unui) măcăleandru măcăleandrului (unor) măcălendri măcălendrilor
vocative măcăleandrule măcălendrilor

See also

References

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