furtună

See also: furtuna, furtunã, and Furtună

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fortūna, or less likely from Greek φουρτούνα (fourtoúna).[1][2] Compare also Albanian furtunë and Aromanian furtunã.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [furˈtunə]
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Noun

furtună f (plural furtuni)

  1. storm, tempest, squall
  2. (figuratively) revolt
  3. (archaic) bad luck, mishap, trouble, affliction, predicament

Declension
Declension of furtună
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) furtună furtuna (niște) furtuni furtunile
genitive/dative (unei) furtuni furtunii (unor) furtuni furtunilor
vocative furtună, furtuno furtunilor

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Romanian Explanatory Dictionary
  2. Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, § 305, page 225
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