văr

ro-noun

văr m (plural veri, feminine equivalent vară)

veri (plural)
equivalent vară (feminine)
văr (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vărul (accusative definite nominative singular)
veri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
verii (accusative definite nominative plural)
văr (indefinite singular)
vărului (definite singular)
veri (indefinite singular)
verilor (definite plural)
vărule (singular vocative)
vere (singular vocative)
verilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin (cōnsobrīnus) vērus (“true cousin”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros, from *weh₁- (“true”). Cf. Aromanian ver and cusurin. For the semantic evolution compare Spanish and Portuguese primo.


bade

bade (accusative indefinite nominative)
badea (accusative definite nominative)
bade (indefinite)
badei (definite)

Unknown. Coincides with Bulgarian бате (bate), бачо (bačo), Serbo-Croatian bato, bača, Hungarian bátya, which could have been borrowed from Romanian. The term might belong to a substratum word from an Indo-European root for father. Compare baci and Russian батюшка (batjuška).
A relation to the dialectal words *bade ("old") and *bad ("to get old") in Lazio, doesn't appear to be coincidental.

(humorous, slightly pejorative) a hillbilly, a yokel, a bumpkin; a poorly educated man from the countryside


mire

ro-noun

mire m (plural miri, feminine equivalent mireasă)

miri (plural)
equivalent mireasă (feminine)
mire (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mirele (accusative definite nominative singular)
miri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mirii (accusative definite nominative plural)
mire (indefinite singular)
mirelui (definite singular)
miri (indefinite singular)
mirilor (definite plural)
mire (singular vocative)
mirilor (vocative)

Possibly a substratum word, or from Greek μύρον (mýron, “ointment, uncture, holy oil”), relating to the ceremony of the Orthodox wedding. Another theory suggests Latin mīles (“soldier”), possibly mirroring semantic evolution of the rare voină (“husband”), from Slavic воинъ (voinŭ, “warrior”). Other less likely etymologies proposed include Turkish amir (“chief”), Cuman mir ("prince"), a Vulgar Latin *mīrex, from Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “adolescent; boy”), or an old Indo-European term.
Possibly related to Albanian mirë (“good”). Replaced mărit, which only survived in some regional dialects.


moș

moși (plural)
moș (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
moșul (accusative definite nominative singular)
moși (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
moșii (accusative definite nominative plural)
moș (indefinite singular)
moșului (definite singular)
moși (indefinite singular)
moșilor (definite plural)
moșule (singular vocative)
moșilor (vocative)

Unknown. Moș and its feminine counterpart moașă (“midwife; old woman”) (which appears to be older) are often considered substratum words related to Albanian moshë or derived from it, but can also possibly be from Latin annōsus (“aged, old, full of years”) with a loss of the initial vowel as in some other cases (compare mătușă, noaten, nămaie), and the -ș- sound formed as with coș. The change of -n- to -m- is more unusual, but has other instances as well (compare măgar, miel, miță). Its presence in all Eastern Romance languages (compare Aromanian mosh, moashi) and the addition of the prefix stră- also indicates that it is an old word and probably from a Latin source.


soț

ro-noun

soț m (plural soți, feminine equivalent soție)

soți (plural)
equivalent soție (feminine)
soț (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
soțul (accusative definite nominative singular)
soți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
soții (accusative definite nominative plural)
soț (indefinite singular)
soțului (definite singular)
soți (indefinite singular)
soților (definite plural)
soțule (singular vocative)
soților (vocative)

Inherited from Latin socius (“partner”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Compare Aromanian sots.


bătrân

bătrâni (plural)
bătrân (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bătrânul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bătrâni (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bătrânii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bătrân (indefinite singular)
bătrânului (definite singular)
bătrâni (indefinite singular)
bătrânilor (definite plural)
bătrânule (singular vocative)
bătrâne (singular vocative)
bătrânilor (vocative)

Inherited from a Vulgar Latin or Late Latin vetrānus, syncopated form of Latin veterānus. Compare Aromanian bitãrnu, Vegliot Dalmatian vetrun, Friulian vedran, Old Venetan vetrano. Compare the borrowed veteran.


frate

frați (plural)
frate (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fratele (accusative definite nominative singular)
frați (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
frații (accusative definite nominative plural)
frate (indefinite singular)
fratelui (definite singular)
frați (indefinite singular)
fraților (definite plural)
frate (singular vocative)
fraților (vocative)

Inherited from Late Latin fratre (810-814 AD or earlier), from Latin frāter, either directly from the nominative form or through a Vulgar Latin derivative of the accusative frātrem (with loss of second -r from a form *fratre), from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Aromanian frati.

Frate, e bună!


tată

tați (plural)
tată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tatăl (accusative definite nominative singular)
tați (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tații (accusative definite nominative plural)
tată (indefinite singular)
tatălui (definite singular)
tați (indefinite singular)
taților (definite plural)
tată (singular vocative)
taților (vocative)

Inherited from Latin tata, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tatás. Compare Aromanian tatã, Dalmatian tuota (“father”), Neapolitan tata (“father”); cf. also Albanian tatë. It was possibly reinforced by the similar South Slavic term (e.g. Serbo-Croatian tata (“dad”)).

Acesta e tatăl meu.

Contrar credinței populare, copiii au nevoie de tați.

Contrary to popular belief, children need fathers.


unchi

unchi (plural)
unchi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
unchiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
unchii (accusative definite nominative plural)
unchi (indefinite singular)
unchiului (definite singular)
unchilor (definite plural)
unchiule (singular vocative)
unchilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin avunculus, probably through an intermediate Vulgar Latin *unclus.


bunic

bunici (plural)
bunic (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bunicul (accusative definite nominative singular)
bunici (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bunicii (accusative definite nominative plural)
bunic (indefinite singular)
bunicului (definite singular)
bunici (indefinite singular)
bunicilor (definite plural)
bunicule (singular vocative)
bunicilor (vocative)


cumnat

cumnat m (plural cumnați, feminine equivalent cumnată)

cumnați (plural)
equivalent cumnată (feminine)
cumnat (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cumnatul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cumnați (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cumnații (accusative definite nominative plural)
cumnat (indefinite singular)
cumnatului (definite singular)
cumnați (indefinite singular)
cumnaților (definite plural)
cumnatule (singular vocative)
cumnaților (vocative)

Inherited from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”). Compare Dalmatian comnut.


socru

ro-noun

socru m (plural socri, feminine equivalent soacră)

socri (plural)
equivalent soacră (feminine)
socru (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
socrul (accusative definite nominative singular)
socri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
socrii (accusative definite nominative plural)
socru (indefinite singular)
socrului (definite singular)
socri (indefinite singular)
socrilor (definite plural)
socrule (singular vocative)
socrilor (vocative)

Inherited from Late Latin socrus m, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Compare Aromanian socru.


ginere

ginere m (plural gineri, feminine equivalent noră)

gineri (plural)
equivalent noră (feminine)
ginere (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ginerele (accusative definite nominative singular)
gineri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ginerii (accusative definite nominative plural)
ginere (indefinite singular)
ginerelui (definite singular)
gineri (indefinite singular)
ginerilor (definite plural)
ginere (singular vocative)
ginerilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin gener, generi, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-.


armăsar

armăsari (plural)
armăsar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
armăsarul (accusative definite nominative singular)
armăsari (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
armăsarii (accusative definite nominative plural)
armăsar (indefinite singular)
armăsarului (definite singular)
armăsari (indefinite singular)
armăsarilor (definite plural)
armăsarule (singular vocative)
armăsarilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin [equus] admissārius, probably through a later Vulgar Latin root *armessārius or *armissārius. Compare Albanian hamshor.


tataie

tataie (accusative indefinite nominative)
tataiele (accusative definite nominative)
tataie (indefinite)
tataielui (definite)
tataie (vocative)

(familiar, regional) term used to address a grandfather (from either side)


nepot

nepot m (plural nepoți, feminine equivalent nepoată)

nepoți (plural)
equivalent nepoată (feminine)
nepot (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
nepotul (accusative definite nominative singular)
nepoți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
nepoții (accusative definite nominative plural)
nepot (indefinite singular)
nepotului (definite singular)
nepoți (indefinite singular)
nepoților (definite plural)
nepotule (singular vocative)
nepoților (vocative)

Inherited from Latin nepōs, nepōtem, from Proto-Italic *nepōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Compare Italian nipote, French neveu, Catalan nebot, Aromanian nipot.


cuscru

cuscru m (plural cuscri, feminine equivalent cuscră)

cuscri (plural)
equivalent cuscră (feminine)

Inherited from Latin cōnsocerum, accusative of cōnsocer. Compare Aromanian cuscru, Albanian krushk.

co-father-in-law (e.g. father of a son or daughter-in-law)


străbunic

străbunic m (plural străbunici, feminine equivalent străbunică)

străbunici (plural)
equivalent străbunică (feminine)
străbunic (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
străbunicul (accusative definite nominative singular)
străbunici (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
străbunicii (accusative definite nominative plural)
străbunic (indefinite singular)
străbunicului (definite singular)
străbunici (indefinite singular)
străbunicilor (definite plural)
străbunicule (singular vocative)
străbunicilor (vocative)


taică

taică (accusative indefinite nominative)
taica (accusative definite nominative)
taicăl (accusative definite nominative)
taică (indefinite)
taicii (definite)
taicăi (definite)
taică (vocative)

From tată (“father”) + maică (“mother”). Compare Bulgarian та́йка (tájka), Serbo-Croatian tajko, tajka.

(familiar) father, dad, (in the vocative) dear old dad


strănepot

strănepot m (plural strănepoți, feminine equivalent strănepoată)

strănepoți (plural)
equivalent strănepoată (feminine)
strănepot (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
strănepotul (accusative definite nominative singular)
strănepoți (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
strănepoții (accusative definite nominative plural)
strănepot (indefinite singular)
strănepotului (definite singular)
strănepoți (indefinite singular)
strănepoților (definite plural)
strănepotule (singular vocative)
strănepoților (vocative)

From stră- + nepot or less likely inherited from Vulgar Latin *extrānepōs, extrānepōtem. Compare also Albanian shtërnip.


fârtat

fârtați (plural)
fârtat (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fârtatul (accusative definite nominative singular)
fârtati (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fârtatii (accusative definite nominative plural)
fârtat (indefinite singular)
fârtatului (definite singular)
fârtati (indefinite singular)
fârtatilor (definite plural)
fârtatule (singular vocative)
fârtatilor (vocative)

Possibly from the past participle of a Latin verb fratrāre (which did not survive in Romanian; however compare Aromanian nfãrtedz, nfãrtari and fãrtat), ultimately from frāter.

bosom friend, bosom buddy, very close friend or comrade


tătic

tătici (plural)
tătic (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tăticul (accusative definite nominative singular)
tătici (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tăticii (accusative definite nominative plural)
tătic (indefinite singular)
tăticului (definite singular)
tătici (indefinite singular)
tăticilor (definite plural)
tăticule (singular vocative)
tăticilor (vocative)

Diminutive of tată + -ic. Compare mămică.


cititor

ro-noun

cititor m (plural cititori, feminine equivalent cititoare)

cititori (plural)
equivalent cititoare (feminine)
cititor (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cititorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
cititori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cititorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
cititor (indefinite singular)
cititorului (definite singular)
cititori (indefinite singular)
cititorilor (definite plural)
cititorule (singular vocative)
cititorilor (vocative)


inventator

inventator m (plural inventatori, feminine equivalent inventatoare)

inventatori (plural)
equivalent inventatoare (feminine)
inventator (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
inventatorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
inventatori (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
inventatorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
inventator (indefinite singular)
inventatorului (definite singular)
inventatori (indefinite singular)
inventatorilor (definite plural)
inventatorule (singular vocative)
inventatorilor (vocative)


zugrav

zugravi (plural)
zugrav (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
zugravul (accusative definite nominative singular)
zugravi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
zugravii (accusative definite nominative plural)
zugrav (indefinite singular)
zugravului (definite singular)
zugravi (indefinite singular)
zugravilor (definite plural)
zugravule (singular vocative)
zugravilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Greek ζωγράφος (zográfos). Doublet of Zografi.

painter (manual labourer who paints surfaces)


șansonier

șansonier m (plural șansonieri, feminine equivalent șansonieră)

șansonieri (plural)
equivalent șansonieră (feminine)
șansonier (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șansonierul (accusative definite nominative singular)
șansonieri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
șansonierii (accusative definite nominative plural)
șansonier (indefinite singular)
șansonierului (definite singular)
șansonieri (indefinite singular)
șansonierilor (definite plural)
șansonierule (singular vocative)
șansonierilor (vocative)


caldarâmgiu

caldarâmgii (plural)
caldarâmgiu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
caldarâmgiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
caldarâmgii (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
caldarâmgiii (accusative definite nominative plural)
caldarâmgiu (indefinite singular)
caldarâmgiului (definite singular)
caldarâmgii (indefinite singular)
caldarâmgiilor (definite plural)
caldarâmgiule (singular vocative)
caldarâmgiilor (vocative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالديريمجي (kaldırımcı), analyzable as caldarâm + -giu.