șubred

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. The -ed ending indicates a Latin etymology. Possibly from Latin hybridus, from hybrida (compare also Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris)), with the addition of the prefix s- (from Latin ex-) in Romanian. The transition of -și- to -șu- also occurs in șuiera (compare also jur, from gyrus). The meaning of "hybrid" may have transitioned to a negative one of "degenerated", similarly to how bastard became a pejorative term in English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.bred/

Adjective

șubred m or n (feminine singular șubredă, masculine plural șubrezi, feminine and neuter plural șubrede)

1. feeble, flimsy, frail, weak, fragile, unstable

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	șubred		șubredă		șubrezi	șubrede
	definite	șubredul		șubreda		șubrezii	șubredele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	șubred		șubrede		șubrezi	șubrede
	definite	șubredului		șubredei		șubrezilor	șubredilor

Synonyms

• (weak, frail): slab, fragil, debil, delicat

Derived terms

• șubrezi