râie

See also: raie

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arānea (“spider's web”), later coming to refer to skin diseases such as herpes, scabies, impetigo, etc. This word is either from or akin to Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē). Compare Aromanian arãnji, rãnji, Megleno-Romanian rănă, Galician raña. Compare also Italian rogna, French rogne, Portuguese ronha, and Spanish roña, which came from a root *aronea or *ronea that was probably influenced by rodere.

Noun

râie f (uncountable)

  1. (popular) scabies, scab, mange, itch
    Synonyms: scabie, jigodie

Declension

Declension of râie
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative râie râia
genitive-dative râi râii
vocative râie, râio

Derived terms

See also

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