"Cluj" meaning in Romanian

See Cluj in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kluʒ/ Audio: Ro-Cluj.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Cluj [accusative, indefinite, nominative], Clujul [accusative, definite, nominative], Cluj [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], Clujului [definite, error-unrecognized-form], Clujule [vocative], Cluș [alternative]
Etymology: Compare the Hungarian name for the town, Hungarian Kolozsvár (cp.vár), and the German Klausenburg (cp. Burg). Alternative forms in older Romanian include Cluș. May be derived from a Slavic diminutive of Nicholas, compare Czech Mikluš, ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos). Alternately, may be derived from Latin clausa, clusa, from clausus or clusus through an intermediate; compare the medieval Latin name for the town, Castrum Clus. See also Proto-Slavic *kľũčь (“key”). The official name of the city is Cluj-Napoca, with the name of the Roman settlement Napoca added in 1974, but this form is rarely used outside of official contexts. Etymology templates: {{cog|hu|Kolozsvár}} Hungarian Kolozsvár, {{cog|de|Klausenburg}} German Klausenburg, {{der|ro|sla|-}} Slavic, {{cog|cs|Mikluš}} Czech Mikluš, {{der|ro|grc|Νικόλαος}} Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), {{der|ro|la|clausa}} Latin clausa, {{cog|sla-pro|*kľũčь|t=key}} Proto-Slavic *kľũčь (“key”) Head templates: {{head|ro|proper noun}} Cluj Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun-single|g=m|gpd=Clujilor|gpi=Cluji|gsd=Clujului|gsi=Cluj|n=sg|npd=Clujii|npi=Cluji|nsd=Clujul|nsi=Cluj|vp=Clujilor|vs=Clujule|vs2=}}
  1. a county of Transylvania, Romania Categories (place): Counties of Romania, Places in Romania
    Sense id: en-Cluj-ro-name-cYNXoI4z Categories (other): Cluj County, Romania
  2. (informal or historical) Cluj-Napoca, a capital city of Cluj County, Romania Tags: historical, informal Categories (place): Cities in Cluj County, Romania, Cities in Romania, Places in Cluj County, Romania, Places in Romania

Alternative forms

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