turn

turnuri (plural)
turn (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
turnul (accusative definite nominative singular)
turnuri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
turnurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
turn (indefinite singular)
turnului (definite singular)
turnuri (indefinite plural)
turnurilor (definite plural)
turnule (singular vocative)
turnurilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from German Turm, from Latin turrem, accusative form of turris.


hotel

hoteluri (plural)
hotel (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hotelul (accusative definite nominative singular)
hotele (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hotelele (accusative definite nominative plural)
hotel (indefinite singular)
hotelului (definite singular)
hotele (indefinite plural)
hotelelor (definite plural)
hotelule (singular vocative)
hotelelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitale. Doublet of spital.


fort

forturi (plural)
fort (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fortul (accusative definite nominative singular)
forturi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
forturile (accusative definite nominative plural)
fort (indefinite singular)
fortului (definite singular)
forturi (indefinite plural)
forturilor (definite plural)
fortule (singular vocative)
forturilor (plural vocative)


cinema

cinemauri (plural)
cinema (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cinemaul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cinemauri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
cinemaurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
cinema (indefinite singular)
cinemaului (definite singular)
cinemauri (indefinite plural)
cinemaurilor (definite plural)
cinemaule (singular vocative)
cinemaurilor (plural vocative)


stână

stâne (plural)
stână (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
stâna (accusative definite nominative singular)
stâne (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
stânele (accusative definite nominative plural)
stâne (indefinite singular)
stânei (definite singular)
stâne (indefinite plural)
stânelor (definite plural)
stână (singular vocative)
stâno (singular vocative)
stânelor (plural vocative)

Unknown. Possibly an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *stanъ (“lodging”). Compare Bulgarian стан (stan, “camp”), Serbo-Croatian stȃn (“apartment”)); Albanian stan and Greek στάνη (stáni), also borrowings from the Proto-Slavic.
The phonetics of the word show it has been in Romanian a few centuries before most of the vocabulary borrowed from Slavic languages. As such, some linguists argue it could be instead a Balkan substrate word, cognate to Albanian shtazë (“animal”).

a summertime settlement of shepherds, consisting of the shepherds' hut, the sheepfold, and the milking area (strungă)


casă

ro-noun

casă f (plural case or căși or căsi or căsuri)

case (plural)
căși (plural)
căsi (plural)
căsuri (plural)
casă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
casa (accusative definite nominative singular)
case (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
casele (accusative definite nominative plural)
case (indefinite singular)
casei (definite singular)
case (indefinite plural)
caselor (definite plural)
casă (singular vocative)
caso (singular vocative)
caselor (plural vocative)
касэ (alternative)

Inherited from Latin casa. Compare Aromanian casã.


școală

școli (plural)
școală (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
școala (accusative definite nominative singular)
școli (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
școlile (accusative definite nominative plural)
școli (indefinite singular)
școlii (definite singular)
școli (indefinite plural)
școlilor (definite plural)
școală (singular vocative)
școalo (singular vocative)
școlilor (plural vocative)
шкоалэ (alternative)

From a Slavic language (compare Serbo-Croatian škȏla, Bulgarian школа (škola), Polish szkoła, Russian шко́ла (škóla)), themselves taken from Latin schola, ultimately from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


hambar

hambare (plural)
hambar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hambarul (accusative definite nominative singular)
hambare (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hambarele (accusative definite nominative plural)
hambar (indefinite singular)
hambarului (definite singular)
hambare (indefinite plural)
hambarelor (definite plural)
hambarule (singular vocative)
hambarelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Hungarian hombár, from Ottoman Turkish انبار (ambâr), from Persian انبار (anbâr).


biserică

biserici (plural)
biserică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
biserica (accusative definite nominative singular)
biserici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bisericile (accusative definite nominative plural)
biserici (indefinite singular)
bisericii (definite singular)
biserici (indefinite plural)
bisericilor (definite plural)
biserică (singular vocative)
biserico (singular vocative)
bisericilor (plural vocative)
băsearecă (alternative obsolete)
băsearică (alternative obsolete)
бисерикэ (alternative)

Inherited from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ). Doublet of the borrowing bazilică. Compare Aromanian bisericã / bisearicã.


palat

palate (plural)
palat (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
palatul (accusative definite nominative singular)
palate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
palatele (accusative definite nominative plural)
palat (indefinite singular)
palatului (definite singular)
palate (indefinite plural)
palatelor (definite plural)
palatule (singular vocative)
palatelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek παλάτι (paláti), from Latin palātium. Doublet of polată.

bor+

Palatul Buckingham


spital

spitale (plural)
spitaluri (plural)
spital (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
spitalul (accusative definite nominative singular)
spitale (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
spitalele (accusative definite nominative plural)
spital (indefinite singular)
spitalului (definite singular)
spitale (indefinite plural)
spitalelor (definite plural)
spitalule (singular vocative)
spitalelor (plural vocative)
șpital (alternative Transylvania regional)
ospital (alternative)

Borrowed from German Spital (especially the variant form șpital), ultimately from Latin hospitalis. Alternatively from Italian ospitale (in particular the form ospital), through the intermediate of Greek σπιτάλι (spitáli). Doublet of hotel.


magazin

magazine (plural)
magazin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
magazinul (accusative definite nominative singular)
magazine (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
magazinele (accusative definite nominative plural)
magazin (indefinite singular)
magazinului (definite singular)
magazine (indefinite plural)
magazinelor (definite plural)
magazinule (singular vocative)
magazinelor (plural vocative)


bibliotecă

biblioteci (plural)
bibliotecă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
biblioteca (accusative definite nominative singular)
biblioteci (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bibliotecile (accusative definite nominative plural)
biblioteci (indefinite singular)
bibliotecii (definite singular)
biblioteci (indefinite plural)
bibliotecilor (definite plural)
bibliotecă (singular vocative)
biblioteco (singular vocative)
bibliotecilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Latin bibliotheca, French bibliothèque. Equivalent to biblio- + -tecă.


clădire

clădiri (plural)
clădire (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
clădirea (accusative definite nominative singular)
clădiri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
clădirile (accusative definite nominative plural)
clădiri (indefinite singular)
clădirii (definite singular)
clădiri (indefinite plural)
clădirilor (definite plural)
clădire (singular vocative)
clădireo (singular vocative)
clădirilor (plural vocative)


observator

observatoare (plural)
observator (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
observatorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
observatoare (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
observatoarele (accusative definite nominative plural)
observator (indefinite singular)
observatorului (definite singular)
observatoare (indefinite plural)
observatoarelor (definite plural)
observatorule (singular vocative)
observatoarelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Latin observatorium, French observatoire, German Observatorium.


observator

ro-noun

observator m (plural observatori, feminine equivalent observatoare)

observatori (plural)
equivalent observatoare (feminine)
observator (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
observatorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
observatori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
observatorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
observator (indefinite singular)
observatorului (definite singular)
observatori (indefinite plural)
observatorilor (definite plural)
observatorule (singular vocative)
observatorilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French observateur, Latin observator. Equivalent to observa + -tor.


fabrică

fabrici (plural)
fabrică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fabrica (accusative definite nominative singular)
fabrici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fabricile (accusative definite nominative plural)
fabrici (indefinite singular)
fabricii (definite singular)
fabrici (indefinite plural)
fabricilor (definite plural)
fabrică (singular vocative)
fabrico (singular vocative)
fabricilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Italian fabbrica, Latin fabrica. Doublet of forjă.


uzină

uzine (plural)
uzină (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
uzina (accusative definite nominative singular)
uzine (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
uzinele (accusative definite nominative plural)
uzine (indefinite singular)
uzinei (definite singular)
uzine (indefinite plural)
uzinelor (definite plural)
uzină (singular vocative)
uzino (singular vocative)
uzinelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French usine. Doublet of oficină.


castel

castele (plural)
castel (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
castelul (accusative definite nominative singular)
castele (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
castelele (accusative definite nominative plural)
castel (indefinite singular)
castelului (definite singular)
castele (indefinite plural)
castelelor (definite plural)
castelule (singular vocative)
castelelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Latin castellum (17th century).


moschee

moschei (plural)
moschee (plural)
moschee (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
moscheea (accusative definite nominative singular)
moschei (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
moscheile (accusative definite nominative plural)
moschei (indefinite singular)
moscheii (definite singular)
moschei (indefinite plural)
moscheilor (definite plural)
moschee (singular vocative)
moscheeo (singular vocative)
moscheilor (plural vocative)
moschee (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
moscheea (accusative definite nominative singular)
moschee (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
moscheele (accusative definite nominative plural)
moschee (indefinite singular)
moscheei (definite singular)
moschee (indefinite plural)
moscheelor (definite plural)
moschee (singular vocative)
moscheeo (singular vocative)
moscheelor (plural vocative)

(Islam) mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)


sinagogă

sinagogi (plural)
sinagogă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
sinagoga (accusative definite nominative singular)
sinagogi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
sinagogile (accusative definite nominative plural)
sinagogi (indefinite singular)
sinagogii (definite singular)
sinagogi (indefinite plural)
sinagogilor (definite plural)
sinagogă (singular vocative)
sinagogo (singular vocative)
sinagogilor (plural vocative)


catedrală

catedrale (plural)
catedrală (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
catedrala (accusative definite nominative singular)
catedrale (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
catedralele (accusative definite nominative plural)
catedrale (indefinite singular)
catedralei (definite singular)
catedrale (indefinite plural)
catedralelor (definite plural)
catedrală (singular vocative)
catedralo (singular vocative)
catedralelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French cathédrale, itself borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”).

der

cathedral (the principal church of a bishop's diocese which contains an episcopal throne)


moară

mori (plural)
moară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
moara (accusative definite nominative singular)
mori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
morile (accusative definite nominative plural)
mori (indefinite singular)
morii (definite singular)
mori (indefinite plural)
morilor (definite plural)
moară (singular vocative)
moaro (singular vocative)
morilor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).


seră

sere (plural)
seră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
sera (accusative definite nominative singular)
sere (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
serele (accusative definite nominative plural)
sere (indefinite singular)
serei (definite singular)
sere (indefinite plural)
serelor (definite plural)
seră (singular vocative)
sero (singular vocative)
serelor (plural vocative)

greenhouse (building in which plants are grown faster than outside)


muzeu

muzee (plural)
muzeu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
muzeul (accusative definite nominative singular)
muzee (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
muzeele (accusative definite nominative plural)
muzeu (indefinite singular)
muzeului (definite singular)
muzee (indefinite plural)
muzeelor (definite plural)
muzeule (singular vocative)
muzeelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French musée, Latin museum.


templu

temple (plural)
templu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
templul (accusative definite nominative singular)
temple (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
templele (accusative definite nominative plural)
templu (indefinite singular)
templului (definite singular)
temple (indefinite plural)
templelor (definite plural)
templule (singular vocative)
templelor (plural vocative)
темплу (alternative)

Borrowed from French temple, Latin templum. Doublet of tâmplă.


abație

abații (plural)
abație (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
abația (accusative definite nominative singular)
abații (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
abațiile (accusative definite nominative plural)
abații (indefinite singular)
abației (definite singular)
abații (indefinite plural)
abațiilor (definite plural)
abație (singular vocative)
abațio (singular vocative)
abațiilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Italian abbazia, from Late Latin abbātia, from Latin abbās (“abbot”).


poștă

poște (plural)
poștă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
poșta (accusative definite nominative singular)
poște (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
poștele (accusative definite nominative plural)
poște (indefinite singular)
poștei (definite singular)
poște (indefinite plural)
poștelor (definite plural)
poștă (singular vocative)
poșto (singular vocative)
poștelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Russian по́чта (póčta), from Polish poczta, from Italian posta.

la poștă

(by extension) building housing the post, post office


închisoare

închisori (plural)
închisoare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
închisoarea (accusative definite nominative singular)
închisori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
închisorile (accusative definite nominative plural)
închisori (indefinite singular)
închisorii (definite singular)
închisori (indefinite plural)
închisorilor (definite plural)
închisoare (singular vocative)
închisoareo (singular vocative)
închisorilor (plural vocative)

From închis (“closed, shut”) + -oare. Compare Aromanian ncljisoari.


stație

stații (plural)
stație (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
stația (accusative definite nominative singular)
stații (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
stațiile (accusative definite nominative plural)
stații (indefinite singular)
stației (definite singular)
stații (indefinite plural)
stațiilor (definite plural)
stație (singular vocative)
stațio (singular vocative)
stațiilor (plural vocative)
stațiune (alternative)

Borrowed from French station, Latin statiō.


teatru

teatre (plural)
teatru (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
teatrul (accusative definite nominative singular)
teatre (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
teatrele (accusative definite nominative plural)
teatru (indefinite singular)
teatrului (definite singular)
teatre (indefinite plural)
teatrelor (definite plural)
teatrule (singular vocative)
teatrelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French théâtre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”).


colibă

colibe (plural)
colibă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
coliba (accusative definite nominative singular)
colibe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
colibele (accusative definite nominative plural)
colibe (indefinite singular)
colibei (definite singular)
colibe (indefinite plural)
colibelor (definite plural)
colibă (singular vocative)
colibo (singular vocative)
colibelor (plural vocative)

Related words appear in all Balkan languages. Probably from Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē), possibly through a Slavic language intermediary (Serbian, Bulgarian колиба (koliba)), compare also Albanian koljubë, and Turkish borrowing kulübe. Relation to Persian کلبه (kolbe) unclear. Another somewhat less likely theory suggests the other Balkan language cognates may have originally come from an old Romanian word and that it may be derived from Latin collegia, from collegium. For the uncommon sound shift from g > b, see limbă, barză, întreba, etc.


pușcărie

pușcării (plural)
pușcărie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pușcăria (accusative definite nominative singular)
pușcării (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
pușcăriile (accusative definite nominative plural)
pușcării (indefinite singular)
pușcăriei (definite singular)
pușcării (indefinite plural)
pușcăriilor (definite plural)
pușcărie (singular vocative)
pușcărio (singular vocative)
pușcăriilor (plural vocative)


bancă

bănci (plural)
bancă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
banca (accusative definite nominative singular)
bănci (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
băncile (accusative definite nominative plural)
bănci (indefinite singular)
băncii (definite singular)
bănci (indefinite plural)
băncilor (definite plural)
bancă (singular vocative)
banco (singular vocative)
băncilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Italian banca, French banque.


bordei

bordeie (plural)
bordei (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bordeiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bordeie (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bordeiele (accusative definite nominative plural)
bordei (indefinite singular)
bordeiului (definite singular)
bordeie (indefinite plural)
bordeielor (definite plural)
bordeiule (singular vocative)
bordeielor (plural vocative)

Uncertain. Probably linked to Albanian borde Alternatively, possibly of Proto-Germanic [Term?] origin, or ultimately Indo-European.


zgârie-nori

zgârie-nori (plural)
zgârie-nori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
zgârie-noriul (accusative definite nominative singular)
zgârie-nori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
zgârie-norii (accusative definite nominative plural)
zgârie-nori (indefinite singular)
zgârie-noriului (definite singular)
zgârie-nori (indefinite plural)
zgârie-norilor (definite plural)
zgârie-noriule (singular vocative)
zgârie-norilor (plural vocative)

From zgârie (“scratches”) + nori (“clouds”), as a calque of English skyscraper or French gratte-ciel.


moară de apă

moară (“mill”) + de (“of”) + apă (“water”).


moară de vânt

moară (“mill”) + de (“of”) + vânt (“wind”).


depozit

depozite (plural)
depozit (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
depozitul (accusative definite nominative singular)
depozite (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
depozitele (accusative definite nominative plural)
depozit (indefinite singular)
depozitului (definite singular)
depozite (indefinite plural)
depozitelor (definite plural)
depozitule (singular vocative)
depozitelor (plural vocative)


cazinou

cazinouri (plural)
cazinou (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cazinoul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cazinouri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
cazinourile (accusative definite nominative plural)
cazinou (indefinite singular)
cazinoului (definite singular)
cazinouri (indefinite plural)
cazinourilor (definite plural)
cazinoule (singular vocative)
cazinourilor (plural vocative)


amfiteatru

amfiteatre (plural)
amfiteatru (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
amfiteatrul (accusative definite nominative singular)
amfiteatre (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
amfiteatrele (accusative definite nominative plural)
amfiteatru (indefinite singular)
amfiteatrului (definite singular)
amfiteatre (indefinite plural)
amfiteatrelor (definite plural)
amfiteatrule (singular vocative)
amfiteatrelor (plural vocative)


cabană

cabane (plural)
cabană (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cabana (accusative definite nominative singular)
cabane (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
cabanele (accusative definite nominative plural)
cabane (indefinite singular)
cabanei (definite singular)
cabane (indefinite plural)
cabanelor (definite plural)
cabană (singular vocative)
cabano (singular vocative)
cabanelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French cabane. Doublet of cabină.


gară

gări (plural)
gară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gara (accusative definite nominative singular)
gări (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
gările (accusative definite nominative plural)
gări (indefinite singular)
gării (definite singular)
gări (indefinite plural)
gărilor (definite plural)
gară (singular vocative)
garo (singular vocative)
gărilor (plural vocative)


bolniță

bolnițe (plural)
bolniță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bolnița (accusative definite nominative singular)
bolnițe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bolnițele (accusative definite nominative plural)
bolnițe (indefinite singular)
bolniței (definite singular)
bolnițe (indefinite plural)
bolnițelor (definite plural)
bolniță (singular vocative)
bolnițo (singular vocative)
bolnițelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic больница (bolĭnica), from *bolь (“pain”) + *-nikъ + *-a. Compare Russian больни́ца (bolʹníca).


polată

polate (plural)
polată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
polata (accusative definite nominative singular)
polate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
polatele (accusative definite nominative plural)
polate (indefinite singular)
polatei (definite singular)
polate (indefinite plural)
polatelor (definite plural)
polată (singular vocative)
polato (singular vocative)
polatelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian полата (polata), from Ancient Greek παλάτιον (palátion), from Latin palatium. Doublet of palat.


pălută

pălute (plural)
pălută (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
păluta (accusative definite nominative singular)
pălute (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
pălutele (accusative definite nominative plural)
pălute (indefinite singular)
pălutei (definite singular)
pălute (indefinite plural)
pălutelor (definite plural)
pălută (singular vocative)
păluto (singular vocative)
pălutelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Hungarian palota. Doublet of palat and polată.