țărână

See also: taraṇa, t̪arana, t̪aɽaŋa, and тарана

Romanian

Alternative forms

• țărînă — old orthography

Etymology

From țară + -ână or Vulgar Latin terrīna, ultimately from terra (cf. the adjective terrēnus (“of the earth”); compare French terrine). Compare Ukrainian царина (caryna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡səˈrɨ.nə/

• Audio:

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Noun

țărână f (plural țărâne)

1. tilled land, field under cultivation
2. the top layer of the Earth's crust
3. the remnants of a dead body in the ground, such as bones, dust, ashes, etc

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	țărână	țărâna		țărâne	țărânele
genitive-dative	țărâne	țărânei		țărâne	țărânelor
vocative	țărână, țărâno			țărânelor

See also

• pământ

Further reading

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