gorun

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Bulgarian горун (gorun, “Durmast oak”); akin to Serbian горун (gorun, “holm oak”).[1][2]

Noun

gorun m (plural goruni)

  1. sessile oak (Quercus petraea).

Declension
declension of gorun
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gorun gorunul (niște) goruni gorunii
genitive/dative (unui) gorun gorunului (unor) goruni gorunilor
vocative gorunule gorunilor

References
  1. Noul dicționar explicativ al limbii române, s.v. "gorun", Litera Internațional, 2002.
  2. Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan”, Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române, ediția a II-a, s.v. "gorun", Univers Enciclopedic, 1998.
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