stăuină

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • stoină, stauină

Etymology

    Probably from staul n +‎ -ină f; another proposed etymology was a Vulgar Latin *stabulīna f, from Latin stabulum n.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /stəˈwi.nə/

    Noun

    stăuină f (plural stăuini)

    1. (regional) a winter stable for sheep or other animals
    2. (regional) a shelter or stable for cattle, or a place for cattle to sleep in the summer
    3. (regional) a place with much grass, fit for a stable, pen, or enclosure
      (Can we add an example for this sense?)

    Declension

    Declension of stăuină
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative stăuină stăuina stăuini stăuinile
    genitive-dative stăuini stăuinii stăuini stăuinilor
    vocative stăuină, stăuino stăuinilor

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