cătun
Romanian
Etymology
Substratum word, akin to Albanian katund (northern/Gheg variant katûn), or possibly derived from it. Probably of native Balkanic, possibly Illyrian origin, and ultimately Indo-European but it is a much-disputed word with numerous and varied attempted etymologies. It is also found in many Balkan Slavic languages, such as Serbo-Croatian katun (“hamlet of shepherds”), traditionally associated with Vlachs, Bulgarian катун (katun), катунар (katunar), etc.
Declension
Declension of cătun
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) cătun | cătunul | (niște) cătune | cătunele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) cătun | cătunului | (unor) cătune | cătunelor |
| vocative | cătunule | cătunelor | ||
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