Ultimately from Latin scrobis through a Vulgar Latin form *scorbis after metathesis. The final result in Romanian may be explained through a root *scorbula or through a lost Romanian word *scorb and its plural scorburi. Compare Aromanian scrob, cf. Italian scroba.
scorbură f (plural scorburi)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) scorbură | scorbura | (niște) scorburi | scorburile |
genitive/dative | (unei) scorburi | scorburii | (unor) scorburi | scorburilor |
vocative | scorbură, scorburo | scorburilor |