albină

See also: albina, Albina, and Albína

Romanian

O albină

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alvīna (“beehive”) (compare Aromanian alghinã (“bee”), Megleno-Romanian ălbină, Istro-Romanian albire (“bee”), Venetan albina (“hive”)), derived from classical Latin alvus or alveus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbinə/

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• Hyphenation: al‧bi‧nă

Noun

albină f (plural albine)

1. bee

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	albină	albina		albine	albinele
genitive-dative	albine	albinei		albine	albinelor
vocative	albină, albino			albinelor

Related terms

• albie