cioban

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈban/

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Noun

cioban m (plural ciobani)

1. shepherd

   Synonyms: (in Moldova) dohotar; oier m; păcurar m; păstor m

Declension

Declension of cioban

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cioban	ciobanul	(niște) ciobani	ciobanii
genitive/dative	(unui) cioban	ciobanului	(unor) ciobani	ciobanilor
vocative	ciobanule, ciobane		ciobanilor

Further reading

• cioban in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)