uib

From a substantivization of Latin obvius (“exposed, lying open; known, familiar”). Compare also the Megleno-Romanian verb nuib.

uib n (plural uiburi)

1. (regional, Muntenia, Oltenia) territory (area you can see); used in the expression "în uib"
   • (Can we date this quote?), PAMFILE, CER. 173., (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Oamenii nemaiavînd apă... vor alerga în uibul locului, căutînd apă

     For lack of water, people will scour around as far as the eye can see, in search of water.

• “uib”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025