mușuroi

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin musaroneus, from musaraneus (“shrew”). Compare Aromanian mushuronjiu (“mole”), Italian musaragno (“shrew”), French mûrègne (“anthill”), Venetian musiga (“mole”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -oj

Noun

mușuroi n (plural mușuroaie)

  1. anthill or molehill
  2. (Transylvania, Banat) mole

Declension
Declension of mușuroi
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mușuroi mușuroiul (niște) mușuroaie mușuroaiele
genitive/dative (unui) mușuroi mușuroiului (unor) mușuroaie mușuroaielor
vocative mușuroiule mușuroaielor

Hyponyms

References
  • Ungureanu, Dan (2024) Istoria Limbii Române [History of the Romanian Language], Chișinău: Cartier, →ISBN, page 344
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