cod

cozi (plural)
cod (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
codul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cozi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cozii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cod (indefinite singular)
codului (definite singular)
cozi (indefinite singular)
cozilor (definite plural)
codule (singular vocative)
cozilor (vocative)


alpaca

alpacale (plural)
alpaca (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
alpacaua (accusative definite nominative singular)
alpacale (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
alpacalele (accusative definite nominative plural)
alpacale (indefinite singular)
alpacalei (definite singular)
alpacalelor (definite plural)
alpaca (singular vocative)
alpacalelor (vocative)

Borrowed from French alpaga, alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.


koala

koala (plural)
koala (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
koalaul (accusative definite nominative singular)
koala (indefinite singular)
koalaului (definite singular)
koala (singular vocative)


kiwi

kiwi (plural)
kiwi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kiwiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
kiwile (accusative definite nominative plural)
kiwi (indefinite singular)
kiwii (definite singular)
kiwilor (definite plural)


om

oameni (plural)
om (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
omul (accusative definite nominative singular)
oameni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
oamenii (accusative definite nominative plural)
om (indefinite singular)
omului (definite singular)
oameni (indefinite singular)
oamenilor (definite plural)
omule (singular vocative)
oamenilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin homō (nominative). The plural reflects Latin hominēs.


hamster

hamsteri (plural)
hamster (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hamsterul (accusative definite nominative singular)
hamsteri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hamsterii (accusative definite nominative plural)
hamster (indefinite singular)
hamsterului (definite singular)
hamsteri (indefinite singular)
hamsterilor (definite plural)
hamsterule (singular vocative)
hamsterilor (vocative)


cardinal

ro-adj

cardinal m or n (feminine singular cardinală, masculine plural cardinali, feminine and neuter plural cardinale)

cardinală (feminine singular)
cardinali (masculine plural)
cardinale (feminine neuter plural)
cardinal (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
cardinală (feminine indefinite singular)
cardinali (indefinite masculine singular)
cardinale (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
cardinalul (definite masculine neuter singular)
cardinala (definite feminine singular)
cardinalii (definite masculine singular)
cardinalele (definite feminine neuter plural)
cardinale (feminine indefinite singular)
cardinalului (definite masculine neuter singular)
cardinalei (definite feminine singular)
cardinalelor (definite masculine singular)
cardinalilor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from French cardinal, Latin cardinālis.


jaguar

jaguari (plural)
jaguar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
jaguarul (accusative definite nominative singular)
jaguari (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
jaguarii (accusative definite nominative plural)
jaguar (indefinite singular)
jaguarului (definite singular)
jaguari (indefinite singular)
jaguarilor (definite plural)
jaguarule (singular vocative)
jaguarilor (vocative)


miel

ro-noun

miel m (plural miei, feminine equivalent mia)

miei (plural)
equivalent mia (feminine)
miel (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mielul (accusative definite nominative singular)
miei (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mieii (accusative definite nominative plural)
miel (indefinite singular)
mielului (definite singular)
miei (indefinite singular)
mieilor (definite plural)
mielule (singular vocative)
mieilor (vocative)

For earlier *amniel, from Latin agnellus (“lambkin, little lamb”), diminutive of agnus (“lamb”). Not to be confused with miere (“honey”).


emu

emu (plural)
emu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
emuul (accusative definite nominative singular)
emui (accusative definite nominative plural)
emu (indefinite singular)
emuului (definite singular)
emulor (definite plural)
emuule (singular vocative)
emulor (vocative)

Borrowed from French émou or German Emu.


vier

vieri (plural)
vier (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vierul (accusative definite nominative singular)
vieri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vierii (accusative definite nominative plural)
vier (indefinite singular)
vierului (definite singular)
vieri (indefinite singular)
vierilor (definite plural)
vierule (singular vocative)
vierilor (vocative)

From vie (“vineyard”), or from Latin vīneārius.


gnu

gnu (accusative indefinite nominative)
gnul (accusative definite nominative)
gnu (indefinite)
gnului (definite)
gnule (vocative)


flamingo

flamingi (plural)
flamingo (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
flamingoul (accusative definite nominative singular)
flamingi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
flamingii (accusative definite nominative plural)
flamingo (indefinite singular)
flamingoului (definite singular)
flamingi (indefinite singular)
flamingilor (definite plural)
flamingoule (singular vocative)
flamingilor (vocative)
flamingo (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
flamingul (accusative definite nominative singular)
flamingi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
flamingii (accusative definite nominative plural)
flamingo (indefinite singular)
flamingului (definite singular)
flamingi (indefinite singular)
flamingilor (definite plural)
flamingule (singular vocative)
flamingilor (vocative)

Borrowed from German Flamingo, from Spanish flamengo or Portuguese flamengo (“flame colored”).


leopard

leoparzi (plural)
leopard (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leopardul (accusative definite nominative singular)
leoparzi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leoparzii (accusative definite nominative plural)
leopard (indefinite singular)
leopardului (definite singular)
leoparzi (indefinite singular)
leoparzilor (definite plural)
leopardule (singular vocative)
leoparzilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French léopard, from Latin leopardus.


petrel

petrei (plural)
petrel (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
petrelul (accusative definite nominative singular)
petrei (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
petreii (accusative definite nominative plural)
petrel (indefinite singular)
petrelului (definite singular)
petrei (indefinite singular)
petreilor (definite plural)
petrelule (singular vocative)
petreilor (vocative)


ton

toni (plural)
ton (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
toni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
ton (indefinite singular)
tonului (definite singular)
toni (indefinite singular)
tonilor (definite plural)
tonule (singular vocative)
tonilor (vocative)


caiman

caimani (plural)
caiman (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
caimanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
caimani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
caimanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
caiman (indefinite singular)
caimanului (definite singular)
caimani (indefinite singular)
caimanilor (definite plural)
caimanule (singular vocative)
caimanilor (vocative)


dragon

dragoni (plural)
dragon (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dragonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
dragoni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dragonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
dragon (indefinite singular)
dragonului (definite singular)
dragoni (indefinite singular)
dragonilor (definite plural)
dragonule (singular vocative)
dragonilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem. Doublet of the inherited drac (“devil”).

a flying lizard species (of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona)


ren

reni (plural)
ren (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
renul (accusative definite nominative singular)
reni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
renii (accusative definite nominative plural)
ren (indefinite singular)
renului (definite singular)
reni (indefinite singular)
renilor (definite plural)
renule (singular vocative)
renilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French renne, from Swedish ren, from Old Norse hreinn.


capră

capre (plural)
capră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
capra (accusative definite nominative singular)
capre (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
caprele (accusative definite nominative plural)
capre (indefinite singular)
caprei (definite singular)
caprelor (definite plural)
capră (singular vocative)
capro (singular vocative)
caprelor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin capra, from caper, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.


vacă

vaci (plural)
vacă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vaca (accusative definite nominative singular)
vaci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vacile (accusative definite nominative plural)
vaci (indefinite singular)
vacii (definite singular)
vacilor (definite plural)
vacă (singular vocative)
vaco (singular vocative)
vacilor (vocative)


caviar

caviar (accusative indefinite nominative)
caviarul (accusative definite nominative)
caviar (indefinite)
caviarului (definite)
caviarule (vocative)

Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr).


asin

asin m (plural asini, feminine equivalent asină)

asini (plural)
equivalent asină (feminine)
asin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
asinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
asini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
asinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
asin (indefinite singular)
asinului (definite singular)
asini (indefinite singular)
asinilor (definite plural)
asinule (singular vocative)
asinilor (vocative)

From alteration of the earlier variant asîn or asân (used from the 16th to 18th centuries), itself from Latin asinus. Some writers in the 19th century attempted to revive it under a more Latinized form.

(regional, chiefly Transylvania) ass, donkey


pelican

pelicani (plural)
pelican (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pelicanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
pelicani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pelicanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
pelican (indefinite singular)
pelicanului (definite singular)
pelicani (indefinite singular)
pelicanilor (definite plural)
pelicanule (singular vocative)
pelicanilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French pélican, from Latin pelicānus. Compare Aromanian pilican.

pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)


albatros

albatroși (plural)
albatros (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
albatrosul (accusative definite nominative singular)
albatroși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
albatroșii (accusative definite nominative plural)
albatros (indefinite singular)
albatrosului (definite singular)
albatroși (indefinite singular)
albatroșilor (definite plural)
albatrosule (singular vocative)
albatroșilor (vocative)


martin

martini (plural)
martin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
martinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
martini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
martinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
martin (indefinite singular)
martinului (definite singular)
martini (indefinite singular)
martinilor (definite plural)
martinule (singular vocative)
martinilor (vocative)

bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family.


vulpe

vulpe f (plural vulpi, masculine equivalent vulpoi)

vulpi (plural)
equivalent vulpoi (masculine)
vulpe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vulpea (accusative definite nominative singular)
vulpi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vulpile (accusative definite nominative plural)
vulpi (indefinite singular)
vulpii (definite singular)
vulpilor (definite plural)
vulpe (singular vocative)
vulpeo (singular vocative)
vulpilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin vulpēs, vulpem, from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).


porc

porci (plural)
porc (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
porcul (accusative definite nominative singular)
porci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
porcii (accusative definite nominative plural)
porc (indefinite singular)
porcului (definite singular)
porci (indefinite singular)
porcilor (definite plural)
porcule (singular vocative)
porcilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).


boxer

boxeri (plural)
boxer (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
boxerul (accusative definite nominative singular)
boxeri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
boxerii (accusative definite nominative plural)
boxer (indefinite singular)
boxerului (definite singular)
boxeri (indefinite singular)
boxerilor (definite plural)
boxerule (singular vocative)
boxerilor (vocative)

Borrowed from English boxer, French boxer, German Boxer.


leu

lei (plural)
leu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lei (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leii (accusative definite nominative plural)
leu (indefinite singular)
leului (definite singular)
lei (indefinite singular)
leilor (definite plural)
leule (singular vocative)
leilor (vocative)

Probably a later learned borrowing from Latin leō (“lion”) (around the 17th century), itself from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). If inherited from the nominative form, the expected result in Romanian would have been *ieu (as iepure from leporem); furthermore, all the other Romance cognates were derived from the accusative form leōnem or genitive leōnis (and some were borrowings themselves). Cf. also lăun and Lăune(le) (“a river in Romania”), as well as leoaie.
For the name of the currency, it was probably based on the Dutch leeuwendaalder (“lion thaler/dollar”), which depicted a lion; compare daalder, also German Löwenthaler. This traces back to the 17th century, when the Dutch currency was used in the Romanian principalities.
Another explanation gives the origin of this sense as a calque of Turkish arslan (“lion”), which was also used to refer to a type of currency with a lion on it; see also piastru (English piastre). Compare also the sense of currency with Bulgarian лев (lev).


chit

chiți (plural)
chit (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
chitul (accusative definite nominative singular)
chiți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
chiții (accusative definite nominative plural)
chit (indefinite singular)
chitului (definite singular)
chiți (indefinite singular)
chiților (definite plural)
chitule (singular vocative)
chiților (vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic китъ (kitŭ), from Greek κήτος (kítos). Used around the 16th century.


chit

chit (accusative indefinite nominative)
chitul (accusative definite nominative)
chit (indefinite)
chitului (definite)
chitule (vocative)


eider

eideri (plural)
eider (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
eiderul (accusative definite nominative singular)
eideri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
eiderii (accusative definite nominative plural)
eider (indefinite singular)
eiderului (definite singular)
eideri (indefinite singular)
eiderilor (definite plural)
eiderule (singular vocative)
eiderilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French eider, from Icelandic æður. Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.


elan

elani (plural)
elan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
elanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
elani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
elanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
elan (indefinite singular)
elanului (definite singular)
elani (indefinite singular)
elanilor (definite plural)
elanule (singular vocative)
elanilor (vocative)


gaur

gauri (plural)
gaur (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gaurul (accusative definite nominative singular)
gauri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gaurii (accusative definite nominative plural)
gaur (indefinite singular)
gaurului (definite singular)
gauri (indefinite singular)
gaurilor (definite plural)
gaurule (singular vocative)
gaurilor (vocative)


drongo

drongo (accusative indefinite nominative)
drongoul (accusative definite nominative)
drongo (indefinite)
drongoului (definite)
drongoule (vocative)

Borrowed from French drongo, from Malagasy [Term?].


condor

condori (plural)
condor (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
condorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
condori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
condorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
condor (indefinite singular)
condorului (definite singular)
condori (indefinite singular)
condorilor (definite plural)
condorule (singular vocative)
condorilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French condor, Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur.


barză

berze (plural)
barză (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
barza (accusative definite nominative singular)
berze (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
berzele (accusative definite nominative plural)
berze (indefinite singular)
berzei (definite singular)
berzelor (definite plural)
barză (singular vocative)
barzo (singular vocative)
berzelor (vocative)

Compare Aromanian bardzu (“white (of horses and mules)”): both it and the Romanian word may derive from Proto-Albanian *bardza (“white”), akin to Albanian bardhë (“white”).
Another theory suggests that its origin is a Vulgar Latin root *gardea, from Latin ardea (compare Spanish garza (“heron”), Portuguese garça, also French barge (“godwit”)). The confusion of g and b is somewhat unusual, but may be explained as a Balkan influence. Other cases in Romanian include limbă, rug, negură, întreba (compare also Sardinian bula, from Latin gula).
A third proposal is borrowing from a Dacian *barza meaning "stork", derived from a Proto-Indo-European root *sr̥ǵos, also reflected in e.g. English stork, Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós).
Alternatively, the Romanian word may derive from Paleo-Balkan, possibly from or via Dacian, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórh₁ǵos (“gleaming, shining”). Aromanian and Megleno-Romanian [dz] excludes the root *barza, requiring instead *bardza. The sound change from Proto-Indo-European "sr̥" is only attested for Thracian [br] in βρία (bría, “city”) but, due to its conspicuity, it is uncertain whether it occurred as well in Dacian and with a vowel in between. These etymologies don't explain the regional variants bardăș and bardoș, that provide evidence for [d] in the term of origin and could solely be explained by another borrowing from early unattested Old Albanian *bardë or bardhë.


broască

broaște (plural)
broască (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
broasca (accusative definite nominative singular)
broaște (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
broaștele (accusative definite nominative plural)
broaște (indefinite singular)
broaștei (definite singular)
broaștelor (definite plural)
broască (singular vocative)
broasco (singular vocative)
broaștelor (vocative)

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *brosca, from broscus (compare Medieval Latin bruscus), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frosk. Compare Aromanian broascã. Compare also Albanian breshkë, Old French bruesche, Italian rospo, Milanese Lombard brosco, Ladin rusk.


bufniță

bufnițe (plural)
bufniță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bufnița (accusative definite nominative singular)
bufnițe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bufnițele (accusative definite nominative plural)
bufnițe (indefinite singular)
bufniței (definite singular)
bufnițelor (definite plural)
bufniță (singular vocative)
bufnițo (singular vocative)
bufnițelor (vocative)

Diminutive of less common bufnă (“owl”) + -iță, from dialectal buf, bufă, from Late Latin būfus (“owl”). Compare Albanian buf, Spanish búho.

owl (any bird of the order Strigiformes)


cioară

ciori (plural)
cioară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cioara (accusative definite nominative singular)
ciori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ciorile (accusative definite nominative plural)
ciori (indefinite singular)
ciorii (definite singular)
ciorilor (definite plural)
cioară (singular vocative)
cioaro (singular vocative)
ciorilor (vocative)

Unknown. Possibly a substratum word of Dacian and ultimately Indo-European origin, related to Albanian sorrë, or borrowed from it; compare Aromanian cioarã, tsoarã. Also seemingly related to several Italian dialect cognates, compare Friulian çore, Calabrian ciola, Neapolitan ciàula, Sicilian ciaula and Tarantino ciola.

(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) slur for a dark-skinned person, especially a Roma/Gypsy. Less usual, a slur for a black person


ciută

ciute (plural)
ciută (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ciuta (accusative definite nominative singular)
ciute (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ciutele (accusative definite nominative plural)
ciute (indefinite singular)
ciutei (definite singular)
ciutelor (definite plural)
ciută (singular vocative)
ciuto (singular vocative)
ciutelor (vocative)

Either a substratum word, or from Late Proto-Albanian *tšutā, from Proto-Albanian *tšuktā. Cognate to Albanian sutë (“doe”) from the same source.


ghionoaie

ghionoi (plural)
ghionoaie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ghionoaiea (accusative definite nominative singular)
ghionoi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ghionoile (accusative definite nominative plural)
ghionoi (indefinite singular)
ghionoii (definite singular)
ghionoilor (definite plural)


măgar

ro-noun

măgar m (plural măgari, feminine equivalent măgăriță)

măgari (plural)
equivalent măgăriță (feminine)
măgar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
măgarul (accusative definite nominative singular)
măgari (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
măgarii (accusative definite nominative plural)
măgar (indefinite singular)
măgarului (definite singular)
măgari (indefinite singular)
măgarilor (definite plural)
măgarule (singular vocative)
măgarilor (vocative)

Possibly a substratum word, akin to or borrowed from Albanian magar. A less likely theory derives it from Latin onāgrārius (from onager) through a Vulgar Latin root *onagarius, which resulted in a hypothetical *unăgariu in early Romanian, leading to un *năgar and ultimately its current state (compare French onagrier).


mânz

mânz m (plural mânji, feminine equivalent mânză)

mânji (plural)
equivalent mânză (feminine)
mânz (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mânzul (accusative definite nominative singular)
mânji (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mânjii (accusative definite nominative plural)
mânz (indefinite singular)
mânzului (definite singular)
mânji (indefinite singular)
mânjilor (definite plural)
mânzule (singular vocative)
mânjilor (vocative)

Origin disputed.
* Compare Aromanian mãndzu, Megleno-Romanian mǫndz; possibly from or related and cognate to Albanian (Gheg) mâz (compare standard mëz and Old Albanian manz) through the substratum, or of Illyrian origin.
* Compare the Thracian word mezenai (“horse”) and Messapic Menzana, a horse deity.
* Compare also Italian manzo, Latin mannus and Gaulish manduos, probably ultimately from the same source.


mânzare

mânzări (plural)
mânzare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mânzarea (accusative definite nominative singular)
mânzări (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mânzările (accusative definite nominative plural)
mânzări (indefinite singular)
mânzării (definite singular)
mânzărilor (definite plural)

Probably a substratum word, compare mânz.


mâță

mâțe (plural)
mâță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mâța (accusative definite nominative singular)
mâțe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mâțele (accusative definite nominative plural)
mâțe (indefinite singular)
mâței (definite singular)
mâțelor (definite plural)
mâță (singular vocative)
mâțo (singular vocative)
mâțelor (vocative)

Probably an onomatopoeic expressive creation, with similar words in many languages (compare Albanian mace). See also motan.
Alternatively of Romance origin, compare Italian micio, Old French mite and Spanish miz(o). See also German Mieze.
Could also be of Proto-Slavic *maca origin.


motan

motani (plural)
motan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
motanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
motani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
motanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
motan (indefinite singular)
motanului (definite singular)
motani (indefinite singular)
motanilor (definite plural)
motanule (singular vocative)
motanilor (vocative)

Unknown. Probably from motoc, possibly influenced by mâțan. See cotoi.

(epithet given to) a person who is uncommunicative, secretive, hypocritical.


murg

ro-adj

murg m or n (feminine singular murgă, masculine plural murgi, feminine and neuter plural murge)

murgă (feminine singular)
murgi (masculine plural)
murge (feminine neuter plural)
murg (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
murgă (feminine indefinite singular)
murgi (indefinite masculine singular)
murge (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
murgul (definite masculine neuter singular)
murga (definite feminine singular)
murgii (definite masculine singular)
murgele (definite feminine neuter plural)
murge (feminine indefinite singular)
murgului (definite masculine neuter singular)
murgei (definite feminine singular)
murgelor (definite masculine singular)
murgilor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Unknown. Probably from Paleo-Balkan, akin to Albanian murgash. The word seems to also coincide with several similar words in nearby Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian мургав (murgav), but the relation between them is unclear. Other less probable theories have included a Greek root *μουρικος, perhaps through a Latin intermediate *moricus, instead of morulus, or a Greek root ἀμόργη ("remains of olives") through Latin amurca. However, the fact that it is present in the other Eastern Romance languages such as Aromanian murgu and Megleno-Romanian murg, and is paired with an initial a to form the related word amurg, seems to indicate it is probably an older and inherited word of some kind (compare acasă, afund, aminte), rather than a later Slavic borrowing. Nonetheless, the exact source is as yet uncertain.


pupăză

pupeze (plural)
pupăză (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pupăza (accusative definite nominative singular)
pupeze (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pupezele (accusative definite nominative plural)
pupeze (indefinite singular)
pupezei (definite singular)
pupezelor (definite plural)
pupăză (singular vocative)
pupăzo (singular vocative)
pupezelor (vocative)

Compare Megleno-Romanian pupează. Most likely an imitative substratum word, akin to Albanian pupëzë, or possibly derived from a root pupă (now found only in Aromanian), of onomatopoetic origin. Other languages show similar forms, compare Latin upupa, Sardinian pubùsa, pupùsa, French huppe, etc. The first part of the word has traditionally been linked to the Latin upupa, and it has been attempted to derive the Romanian word from a Vulgar Latin *upupacea, but this is unlikely. The suffix could indicate a borrowing from the Albanian term.


rață

ro-noun

rață f (plural rațe, masculine equivalent rățoi)

rațe (plural)
equivalent rățoi (masculine)
rață (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
rața (accusative definite nominative singular)
rațe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
rațele (accusative definite nominative plural)
rațe (indefinite singular)
raței (definite singular)
rațelor (definite plural)
rață (singular vocative)
rațo (singular vocative)
rațelor (vocative)

Definite origin uncertain. Possibly a substrate word, akin to Albanian rosë (< *ratsa?), or from South Slavic (compare Serbo-Croatian and Slovene raca, Serbian dialect race, Bulgarian ряца (rjaca)); compare also Friulian raze, Occitan rit, Hungarian réce, Romani ratsoy.


șopârlă

șopârle (plural)
șopârlă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șopârla (accusative definite nominative singular)
șopârle (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șopârlele (accusative definite nominative plural)
șopârle (indefinite singular)
șopârlei (definite singular)
șopârlelor (definite plural)
șopârlă (singular vocative)
șopârlo (singular vocative)
șopârlelor (vocative)

Unclear. Older șopîrlă, influenced by șopîrcăi (“to joke, be goofy”) and năpârcă (“adder”), possibly from or cognate to Tosk Albanian shapinj (“lizards”, standard Albanian zhapinj), plural of shapi (standard zhapi) as a substratum word. Other less likely theories include a derivation of Ancient Greek σήψ (sḗps) or a Latin *sepinula.

m+

standard Albanian <i class="Latn mention" lang="sq">zhapinj</i>


țap

țapi (plural)
țap (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
țapul (accusative definite nominative singular)
țapi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
țapii (accusative definite nominative plural)
țap (indefinite singular)
țapului (definite singular)
țapi (indefinite singular)
țapilor (definite plural)
țapule (singular vocative)
țapilor (vocative)

Possibly borrowed from Old Church Slavonic цапъ (capŭ), from Proto-Slavic *capъ, from Gothic [Term?], from Latin caper, making it a doublet of capră. Also akin to or derived from Albanian cjap. Compare Aromanian tsap, Megleno-Romanian țap, Italian zappo.
Alternately, it may have been borrowed directly from Gothic [Term?], from which the dialectal Italian zappo was also derived.


viezure

ro-noun

viezure m (plural viezuri, feminine equivalent viezuroaică)

viezuri (plural)
equivalent viezuroaică (feminine)
viezure (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
viezurele (accusative definite nominative singular)
viezuri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
viezurii (accusative definite nominative plural)
viezure (indefinite singular)
viezurelui (definite singular)
viezuri (indefinite singular)
viezurilor (definite plural)
viezure (singular vocative)
viezurilor (vocative)

From older vied̦ure, possibly from Late Proto-Albanian *vedzula, a deverbative of Proto-Albanian *wedza (“to steal”). The declension signals that the etymon is likely to have contained the Proto-Albanian diminutive suffix *-ula with the final vowel preserved. Romanian mazăre (“pies”) certainly resulted in the third declension due to the likely diminutive suffix of its root. Also, sâmbure (“pit of a fruit”) would transport the diminutive suffix into the third declension if it originates from Proto-Albanian. It can't be derived from earlier Albanian with the final [a] already having turned into [ə] as this is continued by the same vowel in Romanian just like in daltă (“chisel”), only probable from daltë (“chisel”). Cognate to Gheg Albanian vjedhullë (compare standard vjedull) from the same source.


elefant

elefanți (plural)
elefant (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
elefantul (accusative definite nominative singular)
elefanți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
elefanții (accusative definite nominative plural)
elefant (indefinite singular)
elefantului (definite singular)
elefanți (indefinite singular)
elefanților (definite plural)
elefantule (singular vocative)
elefanților (vocative)


castor

castori (plural)
castor (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
castorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
castori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
castorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
castor (indefinite singular)
castorului (definite singular)
castori (indefinite singular)
castorilor (definite plural)
castorule (singular vocative)
castorilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French castor and its source, Latin castor, from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr).


milan

milani (plural)
milan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
milanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
milani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
milanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
milan (indefinite singular)
milanului (definite singular)
milani (indefinite singular)
milanilor (definite plural)
milanule (singular vocative)
milanilor (vocative)


jugar

jugari (plural)
jugar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
jugarul (accusative definite nominative singular)
jugari (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
jugarii (accusative definite nominative plural)
jugar (indefinite singular)
jugarului (definite singular)
jugari (indefinite singular)
jugarilor (definite plural)
jugarule (singular vocative)
jugarilor (vocative)

From jug + -ar or from Latin iugārius, from iugum (“yoke”).


ara

ara (accusative indefinite nominative)
araul (accusative definite nominative)
ara (indefinite)
araului (definite)
araule (vocative)

Borrowed from French ara, from Old Tupi ara.


triton

tritoni (plural)
triton (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tritonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
tritoni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tritonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
triton (indefinite singular)
tritonului (definite singular)
tritoni (indefinite singular)
tritonilor (definite plural)
tritonule (singular vocative)
tritonilor (vocative)


delfin

delfini (plural)
delfin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
delfinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
delfini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
delfinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
delfin (indefinite singular)
delfinului (definite singular)
delfini (indefinite singular)
delfinilor (definite plural)
delfinule (singular vocative)
delfinilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Italian delfino or Latin delphinus, earlier from Greek δελφίνι (delfíni).


mamut

mamuți (plural)
mamut (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mamutul (accusative definite nominative singular)
mamuți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mamuții (accusative definite nominative plural)
mamut (indefinite singular)
mamutului (definite singular)
mamuți (indefinite singular)
mamuților (definite plural)
mamutule (singular vocative)
mamuților (vocative)

Borrowed from French mammouth, from Russian ма́монт (mámont, “mammoth”), from Uralic.


nurcă

nurci (plural)
nurcă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
nurca (accusative definite nominative singular)
nurci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
nurcile (accusative definite nominative plural)
nurci (indefinite singular)
nurcii (definite singular)
nurcilor (definite plural)
nurcă (singular vocative)
nurco (singular vocative)
nurcilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Polish nurka or Ukrainian нурка (nurka), from Proto-Slavic *nuriti.

Mustela lutreola
Mustela lutreola#Translingual

mink; specifically, the European mink, Mustela lutreola, but also applied to other species of the genus Mustela


juvete

juveți (plural)
juvete (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
juvetele (accusative definite nominative singular)
juveți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
juveții (accusative definite nominative plural)
juvete (indefinite singular)
juvetelui (definite singular)
juveți (indefinite singular)
juveților (definite plural)
juvete (singular vocative)
juveților (vocative)

Unknown. Possibly from Ukrainian живе́ць (žyvécʹ, “fry, small fish”), from Baltic (compare Lithuanian žuvìs, Latvian zivs, both ‘fish’), with suffix altered to diminutive -ete.


serval

servali (plural)
serval (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
servalul (accusative definite nominative singular)
servali (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
servalii (accusative definite nominative plural)
serval (indefinite singular)
servalului (definite singular)
servali (indefinite singular)
servalilor (definite plural)
servalule (singular vocative)
servalilor (vocative)


acvilă

acvile (plural)
acvilă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
acvila (accusative definite nominative singular)
acvile (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
acvilele (accusative definite nominative plural)
acvile (indefinite singular)
acvilei (definite singular)
acvilelor (definite plural)
acvilă (singular vocative)
acvilo (singular vocative)
acvilelor (vocative)

Borrowed from Italian aquila or literary Latin aquila. Compare the inherited doublet aceră.

(heraldry) A seal or coat of arms featuring an eagle


pițigoi

pițigoi (plural)
pițigoi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pițigoiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
pițigoii (accusative definite nominative plural)
pițigoi (indefinite singular)
pițigoiului (definite singular)
pițigoilor (definite plural)
pițigoiule (singular vocative)
pițigoilor (vocative)


ciocănitoare

ciocănitori (plural)
ciocănitoare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ciocănitoarea (accusative definite nominative singular)
ciocănitori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ciocănitorile (accusative definite nominative plural)
ciocănitori (indefinite singular)
ciocănitorii (definite singular)
ciocănitorilor (definite plural)
ciocănitoare (singular vocative)
ciocănitoareo (singular vocative)
ciocănitorilor (vocative)


bufnă

bufne (plural)
bufnă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bufna (accusative definite nominative singular)
bufne (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bufnele (accusative definite nominative plural)
bufne (indefinite singular)
bufnei (definite singular)
bufnelor (definite plural)
bufnă (singular vocative)
bufno (singular vocative)
bufnelor (vocative)


aceră

acere (plural)
aceră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
acera (accusative definite nominative singular)
acere (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
acerele (accusative definite nominative plural)
acere (indefinite singular)
acerei (definite singular)
acerelor (definite plural)
aceră (singular vocative)
acero (singular vocative)
acerelor (vocative)


avat

avați (plural)
avat (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
avatul (accusative definite nominative singular)
avați (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
avații (accusative definite nominative plural)
avat (indefinite singular)
avatului (definite singular)
avați (indefinite singular)
avaților (definite plural)
avatule (singular vocative)
avaților (vocative)


brădioară

brădioare (plural)
brădioară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
brădioara (accusative definite nominative singular)
brădioare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
brădioarele (accusative definite nominative plural)
brădioare (indefinite singular)
brădioarei (definite singular)
brădioarelor (definite plural)
brădioară (singular vocative)
brădioaro (singular vocative)
brădioarelor (vocative)

From brad (“fir”) + -ioară (diminutive suffix).

suffix

Tetrastes bonasia
Tetrastes bonasia#Translingual


ieruncă

ierunci (plural)
ieruncă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ierunca (accusative definite nominative singular)
ierunci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ieruncile (accusative definite nominative plural)
ierunci (indefinite singular)
ieruncii (definite singular)
ieruncilor (definite plural)
ieruncă (singular vocative)
ierunco (singular vocative)
ieruncilor (vocative)

There is an Old Slavonic word which is similar, *jarębь, but it does not match phonetically. Source unknown.

unk

Source unknown.


fazan

fazani (plural)
fazan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fazanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
fazani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fazanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
fazan (indefinite singular)
fazanului (definite singular)
fazani (indefinite singular)
fazanilor (definite plural)
fazanule (singular vocative)
fazanilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Russian фаза́н (fazán), from German Fasan, from Latin phasianus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós, “bird of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”).
Compare Italian fagiano and French faisan.

der

bird of the river <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">Φᾶσις</i> (Phâsis)

pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food)


raton

ratoni (plural)
raton (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ratonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
ratoni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ratonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
raton (indefinite singular)
ratonului (definite singular)
ratoni (indefinite singular)
ratonilor (definite plural)
ratonule (singular vocative)
ratonilor (vocative)


cal

cai (plural)
cal (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
calul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cai (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
caii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cal (indefinite singular)
calului (definite singular)
cai (indefinite singular)
cailor (definite plural)
calule (singular vocative)
cailor (vocative)

Inherited from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), probably of Gaulish [Term?] origin or from something further east, such as a Scythian and ultimately Proto-Iranian [Term?] origin. The Romanian word likely went through an earlier hypothetical form *căal or *caual. Compare Aromanian cal.


oaie

oi (plural)
oaie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
oaia (accusative definite nominative singular)
oi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
oile (accusative definite nominative plural)
oi (indefinite singular)
oii (definite singular)
oilor (definite plural)
oaie (singular vocative)
oaio (singular vocative)
oilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin ovem, accusative of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”) or *h₃éwis. Compare Aromanian oai.


berbec

berbeci (plural)
berbec (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
berbecul (accusative definite nominative singular)
berbeci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
berbecii (accusative definite nominative plural)
berbec (indefinite singular)
berbecului (definite singular)
berbeci (indefinite singular)
berbecilor (definite plural)
berbecule (singular vocative)
berbecilor (vocative)

Inherited from Late Latin berbēx, berbēce, variant of Latin vervēx. Compare Aromanian birbec. For the meanings 3 and 4, compare the evolution of Spanish cabrón.


urs

ro-noun

urs m (plural urși, feminine equivalent ursă)

urși (plural)
equivalent ursă (feminine)
urs (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ursul (accusative definite nominative singular)
urși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
urșii (accusative definite nominative plural)
urs (indefinite singular)
ursului (definite singular)
urși (indefinite singular)
urșilor (definite plural)
ursule (singular vocative)
urșilor (vocative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *orssos
Latin ursus
Romanian urs
Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos.


pisică

pisici (plural)
pisică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pisica (accusative definite nominative singular)
pisici (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pisicile (accusative definite nominative plural)
pisici (indefinite singular)
pisicii (definite singular)
pisicilor (definite plural)
pisică (singular vocative)
pisico (singular vocative)
pisicilor (vocative)

From pis (sound used to call a cat, of onomatopoetic origin) + -ică. Also compare Sardinian pisittu (“cat”), Turkish pişik and Azerbaijani pişik.


câine

ro-noun

câine m (plural câini, feminine equivalent cățea)

câini (plural)
equivalent cățea (feminine)
câine (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
câinele (accusative definite nominative singular)
câini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
câinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
câine (indefinite singular)
câinelui (definite singular)
câini (indefinite singular)
câinilor (definite plural)
câine (singular vocative)
câinilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin canis, canem. Compare Aromanian cãni.

Dă câinelui un os.


iepure

iepuri (plural)
iepure (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iepurele (accusative definite nominative singular)
iepuri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iepurii (accusative definite nominative plural)
iepure (indefinite singular)
iepurelui (definite singular)
iepuri (indefinite singular)
iepurilor (definite plural)
iepure (singular vocative)
iepurilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin leporem. Compare Aromanian ljepure.


ied

ied m (plural iezi, feminine equivalent iadă)

iezi (plural)
equivalent iadă (feminine)
ied (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iedul (accusative definite nominative singular)
iezi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iezii (accusative definite nominative plural)
ied (indefinite singular)
iedului (definite singular)
iezi (indefinite singular)
iezilor (definite plural)
iedule (singular vocative)
iezilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin haedus, from a substrate language.


aligator

aligatori (plural)
aligator (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
aligatorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
aligatori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
aligatorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
aligator (indefinite singular)
aligatorului (definite singular)
aligatori (indefinite singular)
aligatorilor (definite plural)
aligatorule (singular vocative)
aligatorilor (vocative)


lin

lini (plural)
lin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
linul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
linii (accusative definite nominative plural)
lin (indefinite singular)
linului (definite singular)
lini (indefinite singular)
linilor (definite plural)
linule (singular vocative)
linilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian лин (lin), from Proto-Slavic *linъ.


tatu

tatu (plural)
tatu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tatuul (accusative definite nominative singular)
tatu (indefinite singular)
tatuului (definite singular)
tatu (singular vocative)

armadillo (burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates)


rățoi

rățoi m (plural rățoi, feminine equivalent rață)

rățoi (plural)
equivalent rață (feminine)
rățoi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
rățoiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
rățoii (accusative definite nominative plural)
rățoi (indefinite singular)
rățoiului (definite singular)
rățoilor (definite plural)
rățoiule (singular vocative)
rățoilor (vocative)


grizzly

grizzly (plural)
grizzly (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
grizzly-ul (accusative definite nominative singular)
grizzly-i (accusative definite nominative plural)
grizzly (indefinite singular)
grizzly-ului (definite singular)
grizzly-lor (definite plural)

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.

ubor

Ursus arctos horribilis
Ursus arctos horribilis#Translingual

grizzly bear (A North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear)


bou

boi (plural)
bou (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
boul (accusative definite nominative singular)
boi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
boii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bou (indefinite singular)
boului (definite singular)
boi (indefinite singular)
boilor (definite plural)
boule (singular vocative)
boilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin bōvem, accusative singular of bōs, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *bovum. Compare Aromanian bou.

боу — post-1930s (Moldovan Cyrillic spelling


cerb

cerbi (plural)
cerb (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cerbul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cerbi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cerbii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cerb (indefinite singular)
cerbului (definite singular)
cerbi (indefinite singular)
cerbilor (definite plural)
cerbule (singular vocative)
cerbilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Compare Aromanian tserbu.


corb

corbi (plural)
corb (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
corbul (accusative definite nominative singular)
corbi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
corbii (accusative definite nominative plural)
corb (indefinite singular)
corbului (definite singular)
corbi (indefinite singular)
corbilor (definite plural)
corbule (singular vocative)
corbilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin corvus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós. Compare Aromanian corbu, Albanian korb, Italian corvo.

Un corb negru, corbișor
Ce zbura încetișor
Și din aripi tot bătea
Și cu jale croncănea.
E-atras de doliul sarcastic

1852, Vasile Alecsandri, Novac și corbul, chapter II, line 14-17

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


porumbel

porumbei (plural)
porumbel (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
porumbelul (accusative definite nominative singular)
porumbei (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
porumbeii (accusative definite nominative plural)
porumbel (indefinite singular)
porumbelului (definite singular)
porumbei (indefinite singular)
porumbeilor (definite plural)
porumbelule (singular vocative)
porumbeilor (vocative)


lup

lupi (plural)
lup (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lupul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lupi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lupii (accusative definite nominative plural)
lup (indefinite singular)
lupului (definite singular)
lupi (indefinite singular)
lupilor (definite plural)
lupule (singular vocative)
lupilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin lupus, from an Osco-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


râs

râsete (plural)
râs (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
râsul (accusative definite nominative singular)
râsete (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
râsetele (accusative definite nominative plural)
râs (indefinite singular)
râsului (definite singular)
râsete (indefinite singular)
râsetelor (definite plural)
râsule (singular vocative)
râsetelor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin rīsus. The plural was formed from that of the word râset, itself having the same meaning and deriving from râs + -et.


năpârcă

năpârci (plural)
năpârcă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
năpârca (accusative definite nominative singular)
năpârci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
năpârcile (accusative definite nominative plural)
năpârci (indefinite singular)
năpârcii (definite singular)
năpârcilor (definite plural)
năpârcă (singular vocative)
năpârco (singular vocative)
năpârcilor (vocative)

Possibly borrowed from Albanian nepërkë (“adder, viper”), otherwise cognate to it, from fuller nepërtkë, originally ‘hatchling snake’, maybe from Proto-Slavic *nepъrtъkъ (compare Bulgarian непрътък (neprǎtǎk, “buttercup”)). Compare Aromanian nipãrticã.


cârtiță

cârtițe (plural)
cârtiță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cârtița (accusative definite nominative singular)
cârtițe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cârtițele (accusative definite nominative plural)
cârtițe (indefinite singular)
cârtiței (definite singular)
cârtițelor (definite plural)
cârtiță (singular vocative)
cârtițo (singular vocative)
cârtițelor (vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian къртица (kǎrtica), from Proto-Slavic *krъtica, from *krъtъ (“mole”). Compare Serbo-Croatian krtica.


iapă

iepe (plural)
iapă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iapa (accusative definite nominative singular)
iepe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iepele (accusative definite nominative plural)
iepe (indefinite singular)
iepei (definite singular)
iepelor (definite plural)
iapă (singular vocative)
iapo (singular vocative)
iepelor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin equa, feminine form of equus (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).


hârciog

hârciogi (plural)
hârciog (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hârciogul (accusative definite nominative singular)
hârciogi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hârciogii (accusative definite nominative plural)
hârciog (indefinite singular)
hârciogului (definite singular)
hârciogi (indefinite singular)
hârciogilor (definite plural)
hârciogule (singular vocative)
hârciogilor (vocative)

/hɨrˈt͡ʃʲoɡ/

Cricetus cricetus
Wikispecies:Cricetus cricetus


știucă

știuci (plural)
știucă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
știuca (accusative definite nominative singular)
știuci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
știucile (accusative definite nominative plural)
știuci (indefinite singular)
știucii (definite singular)
știucilor (definite plural)
știucă (singular vocative)
știuco (singular vocative)
știucilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian щука (štuka) or Serbo-Croatian štuka, from Proto-Slavic *ščùka. Doublet of ciucă.


șarpe

șerpi (plural)
șarpe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șarpele (accusative definite nominative singular)
șerpi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șerpii (accusative definite nominative plural)
șarpe (indefinite singular)
șarpelui (definite singular)
șerpi (indefinite singular)
șerpilor (definite plural)
șarpe (singular vocative)
șerpilor (vocative)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin serpes, from Latin serpēns, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Compare Aromanian sharpi.


vrabie

vrăbii (plural)
vrabie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vrabia (accusative definite nominative singular)
vrăbii (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vrăbiile (accusative definite nominative plural)
vrăbii (indefinite singular)
vrabiei (definite singular)
vrăbiilor (definite plural)
vrabie (singular vocative)
vrabio (singular vocative)
vrăbiilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врабии (vrabii), from Proto-Slavic *vorbь. Compare Serbo-Croatian vrabac.


maimuță

maimuțe (plural)
maimuță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
maimuța (accusative definite nominative singular)
maimuțe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
maimuțele (accusative definite nominative plural)
maimuțe (indefinite singular)
maimuței (definite singular)
maimuțelor (definite plural)
maimuță (singular vocative)
maimuțo (singular vocative)
maimuțelor (vocative)

Borrowed from Greek μαϊμού (maïmoú) or Ottoman Turkish میمون (maymun), from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn), influenced by the suffix -uță.


rândunică

rândunici (plural)
rândunică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
rândunica (accusative definite nominative singular)
rândunici (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
rândunicile (accusative definite nominative plural)
rândunici (indefinite singular)
rândunicii (definite singular)
rândunicilor (definite plural)

From rândunea + -ică, from Vulgar Latin *hirundinella, diminutive of classical Latin hirundo.


sturz

sturzi (plural)
sturz (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
sturzul (accusative definite nominative singular)
sturzi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
sturzii (accusative definite nominative plural)
sturz (indefinite singular)
sturzului (definite singular)
sturzi (indefinite singular)
sturzilor (definite plural)
sturzule (singular vocative)
sturzilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin turdus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. The initial s- may be due to influence by Latin sturnus, and the final -z may be due to the word being reformed from the plural *turzi, or less likely through a Vulgar Latin root *turdeus. Compare Aromanian sturdzu, strudz.

thrush (any of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae)


bivol

bivoli (plural)
bivol (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bivolul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bivoli (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bivolii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bivol (indefinite singular)
bivolului (definite singular)
bivoli (indefinite singular)
bivolilor (definite plural)
bivolule (singular vocative)
bivolilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бꙑволъ (byvolŭ), from Proto-Slavic *byvolъ, from Vulgar Latin *būvalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Doublet of bour, which was inherited from Latin.


junc

ro-noun

junc m (plural junci, feminine equivalent juncă)

junci (plural)
equivalent juncă (feminine)
junc (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
juncul (accusative definite nominative singular)
junci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
juncii (accusative definite nominative plural)
junc (indefinite singular)
juncului (definite singular)
junci (indefinite singular)
juncilor (definite plural)
juncule (singular vocative)
juncilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin juvencus, iuvencus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, derived from *h₂yuh₁en-, derived from the root *h₂ey- (“vital force”, “life”).

(regional)


colibri

colibri (plural)
colibri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
colibriul (accusative definite nominative singular)
colibrii (accusative definite nominative plural)
colibri (indefinite singular)
colibriului (definite singular)
colibrilor (definite plural)
colibriule (singular vocative)
colibrilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French colibri, from a Caribbean source.


gavial

gaviali (plural)
gavial (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gavialul (accusative definite nominative singular)
gaviali (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gavialii (accusative definite nominative plural)
gavial (indefinite singular)
gavialului (definite singular)
gaviali (indefinite singular)
gavialilor (definite plural)
gavialule (singular vocative)
gavialilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French gavial, from Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl, “alligator, crocodile”).


aguti

aguti (plural)
aguti (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
agutiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
agutii (accusative definite nominative plural)
aguti (indefinite singular)
agutiului (definite singular)
agutilor (definite plural)
agutiule (singular vocative)
agutilor (vocative)

agouti (a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs)


piton

pitoni (plural)
piton (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pitonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
pitoni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pitonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
piton (indefinite singular)
pitonului (definite singular)
pitoni (indefinite singular)
pitonilor (definite plural)
pitonule (singular vocative)
pitonilor (vocative)


bizon

bizoni (plural)
bizon (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bizonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bizoni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bizonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bizon (indefinite singular)
bizonului (definite singular)
bizoni (indefinite singular)
bizonilor (definite plural)
bizonule (singular vocative)
bizonilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”).


capibara

capibare (plural)
capibara (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
capibara (accusative definite nominative singular)
capibare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
capibarele (accusative definite nominative plural)
capibare (indefinite singular)
capibarei (definite singular)
capibarelor (definite plural)

Borrowed from Italian capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapibara.

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris#Translingual

capybara (rodent) (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)


rechin

rechini (plural)
rechin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
rechinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
rechini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
rechinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
rechin (indefinite singular)
rechinului (definite singular)
rechini (indefinite singular)
rechinilor (definite plural)
rechinule (singular vocative)
rechinilor (vocative)


muflon

mufloni (plural)
muflon (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
muflonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
mufloni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
muflonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
muflon (indefinite singular)
muflonului (definite singular)
mufloni (indefinite singular)
muflonilor (definite plural)
muflonule (singular vocative)
muflonilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French mouflon, from Italian muflone, from Late Latin mufrō (“wild sheep”), related to Latin musimo (“wild sheep”).


pește

pești (plural)
pește (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
peștele (accusative definite nominative singular)
pești (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
peștii (accusative definite nominative plural)
pește (indefinite singular)
peștelui (definite singular)
pești (indefinite singular)
peștilor (definite plural)
pește (singular vocative)
peștilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin piscem, apparently a blend of the singular and plural forms. ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Cognates include Italian pesce, Spanish pez, peje and Portuguese peixe.

Miroase a pește aici.


pasăre

păsări (plural)
pasăre (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pasărea (accusative definite nominative singular)
păsări (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
păsările (accusative definite nominative plural)
păsări (indefinite singular)
păsării (definite singular)
păsărilor (definite plural)
pasăre (singular vocative)
pasăreo (singular vocative)
păsărilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin passer, passerem (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).


papagal

papagali (plural)
papagal (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
papagalul (accusative definite nominative singular)
papagali (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
papagalii (accusative definite nominative plural)
papagal (indefinite singular)
papagalului (definite singular)
papagali (indefinite singular)
papagalilor (definite plural)
papagalule (singular vocative)
papagalilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), from Italian pappagallo.

bor+

(slang) sucker (a person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something)


lamantin

lamantini (plural)
lamantin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lamantinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lamantini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lamantinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
lamantin (indefinite singular)
lamantinului (definite singular)
lamantini (indefinite singular)
lamantinilor (definite plural)
lamantinule (singular vocative)
lamantinilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French lamantin, an alteration of Spanish manatí.

manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae)


liliac

lilieci (plural)
liliac (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
liliacul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lilieci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
liliecii (accusative definite nominative plural)
liliac (indefinite singular)
liliacului (definite singular)
lilieci (indefinite singular)
liliecilor (definite plural)
liliacule (singular vocative)
liliecilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian лиляк (liljak), from Proto-Slavic *lelьkъ. Compare Ukrainian ли́ли́к (lýlýk), ле́ли́к (lélýk, “bat”), Polish lelek (“nightjar”), Slovak lelek (“nightjar”) and Macedonian лилјак (liljak).


șobolan

șobolani (plural)
șobolan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șobolanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
șobolani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șobolanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
șobolan (indefinite singular)
șobolanului (definite singular)
șobolani (indefinite singular)
șobolanilor (definite plural)
șobolanule (singular vocative)
șobolanilor (vocative)

From sobol + -an, from Proto-Slavic *sobolъ. Compare Bulgarian соболец (sobolec).


șoarece

șoareci (plural)
șoarece (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șoarecele (accusative definite nominative singular)
șoareci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șoarecii (accusative definite nominative plural)
șoarece (indefinite singular)
șoarecelui (definite singular)
șoareci (indefinite singular)
șoarecilor (definite plural)
șoarece (singular vocative)
șoarecilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin sōricem, accusative singular of sōrex (“shrew”). Compare Aromanian shoaric, French souris.


lori

lori (plural)
lori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
loriul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
lori (indefinite singular)
loriului (definite singular)
lorilor (definite plural)
loriule (singular vocative)
lorilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).


lori

Borrowed from French lori, probably from Malay lori (“parrot”). Compare Malay nuri.


lipan

lipani (plural)
lipan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lipanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lipani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lipanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
lipan (indefinite singular)
lipanului (definite singular)
lipani (indefinite singular)
lipanilor (definite plural)
lipanule (singular vocative)
lipanilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian липан (lipan) or Serbo-Croatian lipan. Compare Czech lipan, Polish lipień.

Thymallus thymallus
Thymallus thymallus#Translingual


șoim

șoimi (plural)
șoim (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șoimul (accusative definite nominative singular)
șoimi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șoimii (accusative definite nominative plural)
șoim (indefinite singular)
șoimului (definite singular)
șoimi (indefinite singular)
șoimilor (definite plural)
șoimule (singular vocative)
șoimilor (vocative)


lamă

lame (plural)
lamă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lama (accusative definite nominative singular)
lame (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lamele (accusative definite nominative plural)
lame (indefinite singular)
lamei (definite singular)
lamelor (definite plural)
lamă (singular vocative)
lamo (singular vocative)
lamelor (vocative)


lamă

From French lama, from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.


macrou

macrouri (plural)
macrou (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
macroul (accusative definite nominative singular)
macrouri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
macrourile (accusative definite nominative plural)
macrou (indefinite singular)
macroului (definite singular)
macrouri (indefinite singular)
macrourilor (definite plural)
macroule (singular vocative)
macrourilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French maquereau, from Old French maquerel, from a Germanic source.


pui

pui (plural)
pui (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
puiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
puii (accusative definite nominative plural)
pui (indefinite singular)
puiului (definite singular)
puilor (definite plural)
puiule (singular vocative)
puilor (vocative)

→? Hungarian: pulya

Inherited from Latin pullus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *pulleus, or alternatively formed from the plural of an original Romanian form *pul. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). Compare Spanish pollo and Italian pollo.

der

cub, youngling, nestling, whelp, young of an animal, or less commonly of people


cocor

cocori (plural)
cocor (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cocorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cocori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cocorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cocor (indefinite singular)
cocorului (definite singular)
cocori (indefinite singular)
cocorilor (definite plural)
cocorule (singular vocative)
cocorilor (vocative)

Uncertain. Possibly related to Slavic *kokorь, *kokora.


cățea

ro-noun

cățea f (plural cățele, masculine equivalent câine)

cățele (plural)
equivalent câine (masculine)
cățea (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cățeaua (accusative definite nominative singular)
cățele (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cățelele (accusative definite nominative plural)
cățele (indefinite singular)
cățelei (definite singular)
cățelelor (definite plural)
cățea (singular vocative)
cățelelor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin catella (“female puppy, young bitch”). Compare Portuguese cadela, Aromanian cãtsauã, cãtsau.


gaie

găi (plural)
gaie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gaia (accusative definite nominative singular)
găi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
găile (accusative definite nominative plural)
găi (indefinite singular)
găii (definite singular)
găilor (definite plural)
gaie (singular vocative)
gaio (singular vocative)
găilor (vocative)

Unknown. Possibly onomatopoetic in origin. Also possibly from Latin gāvia or less likely gaia.

Milvus migrans
Milvus migrans#Translingual

kite (bird), specifically Milvus migrans


coțofană

coțofene (plural)
coțofană (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
coțofana (accusative definite nominative singular)
coțofene (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
coțofenele (accusative definite nominative plural)
coțofene (indefinite singular)
coțofenei (definite singular)
coțofenelor (definite plural)
coțofană (singular vocative)
coțofano (singular vocative)
coțofenelor (vocative)

Unknown. Possibly from Greek κοτσύφι (kotsýfi).


vultur

vulturi (plural)
vultur (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vulturul (accusative definite nominative singular)
vulturi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vulturii (accusative definite nominative plural)
vultur (indefinite singular)
vulturului (definite singular)
vulturi (indefinite singular)
vulturilor (definite plural)
vulturule (singular vocative)
vulturilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin vultur, vulturem (“vulture”) or vulturius. The standard pronunciation has the accent on the first syllable, but there is a variant with it on the second.


broască râioasă

ro-noun

broască râioasă f (plural broaște râioase)

Literally, “scabby frog”. From broască + râioasă, feminine of râios.


cotoi

cotoi (plural)
cotoi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cotoiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cotoii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cotoi (indefinite singular)
cotoiului (definite singular)
cotoilor (definite plural)
cotoiule (singular vocative)
cotoilor (vocative)

Possibly from a former *cot, from Old Church Slavonic котъ (kotŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kotъ, with the suffix -oi added.


curcan

curcan m (plural curcani, feminine equivalent curcă)

curcani (plural)
equivalent curcă (feminine)
curcan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
curcanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
curcani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
curcanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
curcan (indefinite singular)
curcanului (definite singular)
curcani (indefinite singular)
curcanilor (definite plural)
curcanule (singular vocative)
curcanilor (vocative)


cocoș

cocoși (plural)
cocoș (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cocoșul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cocoși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cocoșii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cocoș (indefinite singular)
cocoșului (definite singular)
cocoși (indefinite singular)
cocoșilor (definite plural)
cocoșule (singular vocative)
cocoșilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic кокошь (kokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kokošь. Compare Serbo-Croatian kokoš and Bulgarian кокош (kokoš).


somn

somni (plural)
somn (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
somnul (accusative definite nominative singular)
somni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
somnii (accusative definite nominative plural)
somn (indefinite singular)
somnului (definite singular)
somni (indefinite singular)
somnilor (definite plural)
somnule (singular vocative)
somnilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic сомъ (somŭ), from Proto-Slavic *somъ.


păun

ro-noun

păun m (plural păuni, feminine equivalent păuniță)

păuni (plural)
equivalent păuniță (feminine)
păun (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
păunul (accusative definite nominative singular)
păuni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
păunii (accusative definite nominative plural)
păun (indefinite singular)
păunului (definite singular)
păuni (indefinite singular)
păunilor (definite plural)
păunule (singular vocative)
păunilor (vocative)


fugaci

ro-adj

fugaci m or n (feminine singular fugace, masculine plural fugaci, feminine and neuter plural fugace)

fugace (feminine singular)
fugaci (masculine plural)
fugace (feminine neuter plural)
fugaci (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
fugace (feminine indefinite singular)
fugaci (indefinite masculine singular)
fugace (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
fugaciul (definite masculine neuter singular)
fugacea (definite feminine singular)
fugacii (definite masculine singular)
fugacele (definite feminine neuter plural)
fugaciului (definite masculine neuter singular)
fugacei (definite feminine singular)
fugacilor (definite masculine singular)
fugacelor (definite feminine neuter plural)


mascur

mascuri (plural)
mascur (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mascurul (accusative definite nominative singular)
mascuri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mascurii (accusative definite nominative plural)
mascur (indefinite singular)
mascurului (definite singular)
mascuri (indefinite singular)
mascurilor (definite plural)
mascurule (singular vocative)
mascurilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin masculus. Doublet of mascul.


cuc

cuci (plural)
cuc (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cucul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cuci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cucii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cuc (indefinite singular)
cucului (definite singular)
cuci (indefinite singular)
cucilor (definite plural)
cucule (singular vocative)
cucilor (vocative)

Inherited from Late Latin cucus or cuccus. Compare Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), Classical Latin cuculus.

a game played by little kids (like hide and go seek)


potârniche

potârnichi (plural)
potârniche (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
potârnichea (accusative definite nominative singular)
potârnichi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
potârnichile (accusative definite nominative plural)
potârnichi (indefinite singular)
potârnichii (definite singular)
potârnichilor (definite plural)
potârniche (singular vocative)
potârnicheo (singular vocative)
potârnichilor (vocative)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *peturnīcula. Compare Aromanian pitruniclji.
The oldest attested form may be пътꙋᵖɴике (/pəturˈnike/ or in modernised spelling păturniche), found as a surname in a document from Suceava dated to 1597. For the modern standard potârniche, note that /o/ can develop from /ə/ when preceded by a labial, as in porumb, boteza < părumb, băteza < palumbus, baptizāre. /ə/ in turn can develop from an older /e/ when preceded by a labial, as in păcurar, păcat < pecurar, pecat < pecorārius, peccātum. (From păcurar there also arose a variant pocurar.)

inh+

partridge (a bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)

păturnea

potrânică, potrănică, potirnică, potrinică, poturnică, potrunică, potărnică, pătârnică, pătrunică, păturnică, peternică, pitolnică, pitornică, piturnică — ending remodelled to diminutive -ică


mormoloc

mormoloci (plural)
mormoloc (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mormolocul (accusative definite nominative singular)
mormoloci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mormolocii (accusative definite nominative plural)
mormoloc (indefinite singular)
mormolocului (definite singular)
mormoloci (indefinite singular)
mormolocilor (definite plural)
mormolocule (singular vocative)
mormolocilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian mrmoljak, from Ancient Greek μορμολύκειον (mormolúkeion), a cognate of Μορμώ (Mormṓ).

der

μορμολύκειον


gâscă

ro-noun

gâscă f (plural gâște, masculine equivalent gâscan or gânsac)

gâște (plural)
equivalent gâscan (masculine)
gânsac (masculine)
gâscă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gâsca (accusative definite nominative singular)
gâște (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gâștele (accusative definite nominative plural)
gâște (indefinite singular)
gâștei (definite singular)
gâștelor (definite plural)
gâscă (singular vocative)
gâsco (singular vocative)
gâștelor (vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian гъска (gǎska), from Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.

goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)


graur

grauri (plural)
graur (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
graurul (accusative definite nominative singular)
grauri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
graurii (accusative definite nominative plural)
graur (indefinite singular)
graurului (definite singular)
grauri (indefinite singular)
graurilor (definite plural)
graurule (singular vocative)
graurilor (vocative)

From a Vulgar Latin root *graulus or *gravulus, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Compare French grolle, Italian gravolo.


dromader

dromaderi (plural)
dromader (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dromaderul (accusative definite nominative singular)
dromaderi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dromaderii (accusative definite nominative plural)
dromader (indefinite singular)
dromaderului (definite singular)
dromaderi (indefinite singular)
dromaderilor (definite plural)
dromaderule (singular vocative)
dromaderilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French dromadaire, from Old French dromedaire, from Late Latin dromedarius (“kind of camel”), from Latin dromas, dromadis, from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρόμος (drómos, “race course”).

der

δρομὰς κάμηλος

Camelus dromedarius
Camelus dromedarius#Translingual


privighetoare

privighetori (plural)
privighetoare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
privighetoarea (accusative definite nominative singular)
privighetori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
privighetorile (accusative definite nominative plural)
privighetori (indefinite singular)
privighetorii (definite singular)
privighetorilor (definite plural)
privighetoare (singular vocative)
privighetoareo (singular vocative)
privighetorilor (vocative)


focă

foci (plural)
focă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
foca (accusative definite nominative singular)
foci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
focile (accusative definite nominative plural)
foci (indefinite singular)
focii (definite singular)
focilor (definite plural)
focă (singular vocative)
foco (singular vocative)
focilor (vocative)

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)bor.?
Latin phōcabor.
Middle French phoque
French phoquebor.
Latin phōcabor.
Romanian focă
Borrowed from French phoque m and Latin phōca f, ultimately from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē).


zebră

zebre (plural)
zebră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
zebra (accusative definite nominative singular)
zebre (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
zebrele (accusative definite nominative plural)
zebre (indefinite singular)
zebrei (definite singular)
zebrelor (definite plural)
zebră (singular vocative)
zebro (singular vocative)
zebrelor (vocative)


arici

arici (plural)
arici (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ariciul (accusative definite nominative singular)
aricii (accusative definite nominative plural)
arici (indefinite singular)
ariciului (definite singular)
aricilor (definite plural)
ariciule (singular vocative)
aricilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). The expected normal result would have been *ariț, and explanations for the current form include an intermediate Vulgar Latin *ērix, ēricis or alternatively *ēriciō, ēriciōnem, in which case it would be regressively derived from a hypothetical Romanian *ariciune (compare French hérisson, Catalan eriçó, Romansch erizun). It may also have simply been a change in the suffix. The change also seems to have affected a form of the Aromanian equivalent. Compare Italian riccio, Sardinian rizzu.


hipopotam

hipopotami (plural)
hipopotam (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hipopotamul (accusative definite nominative singular)
hipopotami (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hipopotamii (accusative definite nominative plural)
hipopotam (indefinite singular)
hipopotamului (definite singular)
hipopotami (indefinite singular)
hipopotamilor (definite plural)
hipopotamule (singular vocative)
hipopotamilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).


tigru

ro-noun

tigru m (plural tigri, feminine equivalent tigroaică)

tigri (plural)
equivalent tigroaică (feminine)
tigru (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tigrul (accusative definite nominative singular)
tigri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tigrii (accusative definite nominative plural)
tigru (indefinite singular)
tigrului (definite singular)
tigri (indefinite singular)
tigrilor (definite plural)
tigrule (singular vocative)
tigrilor (vocative)


albinar

albinari (plural)
albinar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
albinarul (accusative definite nominative singular)
albinari (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
albinarii (accusative definite nominative plural)
albinar (indefinite singular)
albinarului (definite singular)
albinari (indefinite singular)
albinarilor (definite plural)
albinarule (singular vocative)
albinarilor (vocative)

Merops apiaster
Merops apiaster#Translingual


cămilă

cămile (plural)
cămilă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cămila (accusative definite nominative singular)
cămile (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cămilele (accusative definite nominative plural)
cămile (indefinite singular)
cămilei (definite singular)
cămilelor (definite plural)
cămilă (singular vocative)
cămilo (singular vocative)
cămilelor (vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic камилъ (kamilŭ), from Greek καμήλα (kamíla).


lutră

lutre (plural)
lutră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lutra (accusative definite nominative singular)
lutre (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lutrele (accusative definite nominative plural)
lutre (indefinite singular)
lutrei (definite singular)
lutrelor (definite plural)
lutră (singular vocative)
lutro (singular vocative)
lutrelor (vocative)

Borrowed from French loutre, Latin lŭtra, from Proto-Indo-European *údreh₂. Doublet of vidră.


pinguin

pinguini (plural)
pinguin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pinguinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
pinguini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pinguinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
pinguin (indefinite singular)
pinguinului (definite singular)
pinguini (indefinite singular)
pinguinilor (definite plural)
pinguinule (singular vocative)
pinguinilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn, from English penguin.


girafă

girafe (plural)
girafă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
girafa (accusative definite nominative singular)
girafe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
girafele (accusative definite nominative plural)
girafe (indefinite singular)
girafei (definite singular)
girafelor (definite plural)
girafă (singular vocative)
girafo (singular vocative)
girafelor (vocative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
Classical Persian سرنا
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
Classical Persian پَا (pā)
Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.
Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
Italian giraffabor.
Middle French giraffe
French girafebor.
Romanian girafă
Borrowed from French girafe, from Middle French giraffe, borrowed from Italian giraffa, borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), from سرنا + پَا (pā).


găină

găini (plural)
găină (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
găina (accusative definite nominative singular)
găini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
găinile (accusative definite nominative plural)
găini (indefinite singular)
găinii (definite singular)
găinilor (definite plural)
găină (singular vocative)
găino (singular vocative)
găinilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin gallīna. Compare Aromanian gãljinã.


caracara

caracara (accusative indefinite nominative)
caracaraul (accusative definite nominative)
caracara (indefinite)
caracaraului (definite)
caracaraule (vocative)

Borrowed from Spanish caracara, from Tupian.


batog

batoguri (plural)
batog (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
batogul (accusative definite nominative singular)
batoguri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
batogurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
batog (indefinite singular)
batogului (definite singular)
batoguri (indefinite singular)
batogurilor (definite plural)
batogule (singular vocative)
batogurilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Russian бато́г (batóg, “stick”).


mamifer

mamifere (plural)
mamifer (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mamiferul (accusative definite nominative singular)
mamifere (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mamiferele (accusative definite nominative plural)
mamifer (indefinite singular)
mamiferului (definite singular)
mamifere (indefinite singular)
mamiferelor (definite plural)
mamiferule (singular vocative)
mamiferelor (vocative)

Borrowed from French mammifère, from Latin mamma (“breast, udder, pap, teat, dug”) + -fère.


struț

struți (plural)
struț (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
struțul (accusative definite nominative singular)
struți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
struții (accusative definite nominative plural)
struț (indefinite singular)
struțului (definite singular)
struți (indefinite singular)
struților (definite plural)
struțule (singular vocative)
struților (vocative)

From Latin struthio, probably through the Italian intermediate struzzo. The Megleno-Romanian equivalent, ştruş, may be inherited directly.


dinozaur

dinozauri (plural)
dinozaur (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dinozaurul (accusative definite nominative singular)
dinozauri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dinozaurii (accusative definite nominative plural)
dinozaur (indefinite singular)
dinozaurului (definite singular)
dinozauri (indefinite singular)
dinozaurilor (definite plural)
dinozaurule (singular vocative)
dinozaurilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French dinosaure or Italian dinosauro, from English dinosaur, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).


urs polar

Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus#Translingual


calcan

calcani (plural)
calcan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
calcanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
calcani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
calcanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
calcan (indefinite singular)
calcanului (definite singular)
calcani (indefinite singular)
calcanilor (definite plural)
calcanule (singular vocative)
calcanilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلقان بالغی (kalkan balığı, “turbot”, literally “shield fish”).


calcan

calcane (plural)
calcan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
calcanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
calcane (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
calcanele (accusative definite nominative plural)
calcan (indefinite singular)
calcanului (definite singular)
calcane (indefinite singular)
calcanelor (definite plural)
calcanule (singular vocative)
calcanelor (vocative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلقان (kalkan).


hering

heringi (plural)
hering (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
heringul (accusative definite nominative singular)
heringi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
heringii (accusative definite nominative plural)
hering (indefinite singular)
heringului (definite singular)
heringi (indefinite singular)
heringilor (definite plural)
heringule (singular vocative)
heringilor (vocative)

Clupea harengus
Clupea harengus#Translingual


leoaică

leoaice (plural)
leoaică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leoaica (accusative definite nominative singular)
leoaice (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leoaicele (accusative definite nominative plural)
leoaice (indefinite singular)
leoaicei (definite singular)
leoaicelor (definite plural)
leoaică (singular vocative)
leoaico (singular vocative)
leoaicelor (vocative)


arete

areți (plural)
arete (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
aretele (accusative definite nominative singular)
areți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
areții (accusative definite nominative plural)
arete (indefinite singular)
aretelui (definite singular)
areți (indefinite singular)
areților (definite plural)
arete (singular vocative)
areților (vocative)

Inherited from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).


câine de apă

câini de apă (plural)
câine de apă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
câinele de apă (accusative definite nominative singular)
câini de apă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
câinii de apă (accusative definite nominative plural)
câine de apă (indefinite singular)
câinelui de apă (definite singular)
câini de apă (indefinite singular)
câinilor de apă (definite plural)
câine de apă (singular vocative)
câinilor de apă (vocative)


taur

tauri (plural)
taur (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
taurul (accusative definite nominative singular)
tauri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
taurii (accusative definite nominative plural)
taur (indefinite singular)
taurului (definite singular)
tauri (indefinite singular)
taurilor (definite plural)
taurule (singular vocative)
taurilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.


pescăruș

pescăruși (plural)
pescăruș (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pescărușul (accusative definite nominative singular)
pescăruși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pescărușii (accusative definite nominative plural)
pescăruș (indefinite singular)
pescărușului (definite singular)
pescăruși (indefinite singular)
pescărușilor (definite plural)
pescărușule (singular vocative)
pescărușilor (vocative)


linx

lincși (plural)
linx (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
linxul (accusative definite nominative singular)
lincși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
lincșii (accusative definite nominative plural)
linx (indefinite singular)
linxului (definite singular)
lincși (indefinite singular)
lincșilor (definite plural)
linxule (singular vocative)
lincșilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French lynx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx).


cormoran

cormorani (plural)
cormoran (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cormoranul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cormorani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cormoranii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cormoran (indefinite singular)
cormoranului (definite singular)
cormorani (indefinite singular)
cormoranilor (definite plural)
cormoranule (singular vocative)
cormoranilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French cormoran, from Medieval Latin corvus marīnus (literally “sea-raven”).


pteranodon

pteranodoni (plural)
pteranodon (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pteranodonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
pteranodoni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pteranodonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
pteranodon (indefinite singular)
pteranodonului (definite singular)
pteranodoni (indefinite singular)
pteranodonilor (definite plural)
pteranodonule (singular vocative)
pteranodonilor (vocative)


bursuc

bursuci (plural)
bursuc (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bursucul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bursuci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bursucii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bursuc (indefinite singular)
bursucului (definite singular)
bursuci (indefinite singular)
bursucilor (definite plural)
bursucule (singular vocative)
bursucilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورصوق (borsuk), from Proto-Turkic *borsuk.


antilopă

antilope (plural)
antilopă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
antilopa (accusative definite nominative singular)
antilope (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
antilopele (accusative definite nominative plural)
antilope (indefinite singular)
antilopei (definite singular)
antilopelor (definite plural)
antilopă (singular vocative)
antilopo (singular vocative)
antilopelor (vocative)

antelope (any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae)


gazelă

gazele (plural)
gazelă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gazela (accusative definite nominative singular)
gazele (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gazelele (accusative definite nominative plural)
gazele (indefinite singular)
gazelei (definite singular)
gazelelor (definite plural)
gazelă (singular vocative)
gazelo (singular vocative)
gazelelor (vocative)

Borrowed from French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).


ghepard

gheparzi (plural)
ghepard (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ghepardul (accusative definite nominative singular)
gheparzi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gheparzii (accusative definite nominative plural)
ghepard (indefinite singular)
ghepardului (definite singular)
gheparzi (indefinite singular)
gheparzilor (definite plural)
ghepardule (singular vocative)
gheparzilor (vocative)


coiot

coioți (plural)
coiot (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
coiotul (accusative definite nominative singular)
coioți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
coioții (accusative definite nominative plural)
coiot (indefinite singular)
coiotului (definite singular)
coioți (indefinite singular)
coioților (definite plural)
coiotule (singular vocative)
coioților (vocative)


bour

bouri (plural)
bour (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bourul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bouri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bourii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bour (indefinite singular)
bourului (definite singular)
bouri (indefinite singular)
bourilor (definite plural)
bourule (singular vocative)
bourilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). It may have passed through a Vulgar Latin intermediate form or was influenced by bubulus; cf. the form bobulum. Compare also Albanian buall. Doublet of bivol, which came through a Slavic source.

der

Bos primigenius
Bos primigenius#Translingual

Bison bonasus
Bison bonasus#Translingual


iac

iaci (plural)
iac (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iacul (accusative definite nominative singular)
iaci (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
iacii (accusative definite nominative plural)
iac (indefinite singular)
iacului (definite singular)
iaci (indefinite singular)
iacilor (definite plural)
iacule (singular vocative)
iacilor (vocative)

Borrowed from French yack, from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.


babuin

babuini (plural)
babuin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
babuinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
babuini (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
babuinii (accusative definite nominative plural)
babuin (indefinite singular)
babuinului (definite singular)
babuini (indefinite singular)
babuinilor (definite plural)
babuinule (singular vocative)
babuinilor (vocative)


peruș

peruși (plural)
peruș (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
perușul (accusative definite nominative singular)
peruși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
perușii (accusative definite nominative plural)
peruș (indefinite singular)
perușului (definite singular)
peruși (indefinite singular)
perușilor (definite plural)
perușule (singular vocative)
perușilor (vocative)

parakeet (various species of small parrots)


balenă

balene (plural)
balenă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
balena (accusative definite nominative singular)
balene (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
balenele (accusative definite nominative plural)
balene (indefinite singular)
balenei (definite singular)
balenelor (definite plural)
balenă (singular vocative)
baleno (singular vocative)
balenelor (vocative)

Borrowed from French baleine, Latin balaena, from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina). Doublet of afalin.


anatide

ro-noun

anatide f pl (normally plural, singular anatidă)

anatidă (singular)
anatide (accusative indefinite nominative)
anatidele (accusative definite nominative)
anatide (indefinite)
anatidelor (definite)
anatidelor (vocative)


cimpanzeu

cimpanzei (plural)
cimpanzeu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cimpanzeul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cimpanzei (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cimpanzeii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cimpanzeu (indefinite singular)
cimpanzeului (definite singular)
cimpanzei (indefinite singular)
cimpanzeilor (definite plural)
cimpanzeule (singular vocative)
cimpanzeilor (vocative)


felină

feline (plural)
felină (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
felina (accusative definite nominative singular)
feline (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
felinele (accusative definite nominative plural)
feline (indefinite singular)
felinei (definite singular)
felinelor (definite plural)
felină (singular vocative)
felino (singular vocative)
felinelor (vocative)

Borrowed from French félin, from Latin felinus.


cameleon

cameleoni (plural)
cameleon (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cameleonul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cameleoni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cameleonii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cameleon (indefinite singular)
cameleonului (definite singular)
cameleoni (indefinite singular)
cameleonilor (definite plural)
cameleonule (singular vocative)
cameleonilor (vocative)


leneș

leneș m (plural leneși, feminine equivalent leneșă)

leneși (plural)
equivalent leneșă (feminine)
leneș (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leneșul (accusative definite nominative singular)
leneși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
leneșii (accusative definite nominative plural)
leneș (indefinite singular)
leneșului (definite singular)
leneși (indefinite singular)
leneșilor (definite plural)
leneșule (singular vocative)
leneșilor (vocative)


echidnă

echidne (plural)
echidnă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
echidna (accusative definite nominative singular)
echidne (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
echidnele (accusative definite nominative plural)
echidne (indefinite singular)
echidnei (definite singular)
echidnelor (definite plural)
echidnă (singular vocative)
echidno (singular vocative)
echidnelor (vocative)

echidna (any of the four species of small spined monotremes)


oposum

oposumi (plural)
oposum (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
oposumul (accusative definite nominative singular)
oposumi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
oposumii (accusative definite nominative plural)
oposum (indefinite singular)
oposumului (definite singular)
oposumi (indefinite singular)
oposumilor (definite plural)
oposumule (singular vocative)
oposumilor (vocative)

opossum (marsupial of the family Didelphidae)