andrea

See also: Andrea

Romanian

Alternative forms

• undrea — Muntenia, Transylvania
• îndrea — dated, rare

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Paleo-Balkan, from Proto-Indo-European *andʰer- (“spike”). More likely a variant of îndrea/undrea, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). See undrea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈdre̯a/

Noun

andrea f (plural andrele)

1. knitting needle
2. (popular/folk usage) December

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	andrea	andreaua		andrele	andrelele
genitive-dative	andrele	andrelei		andrele	andrelelor
vocative	andrea			andrelelor

Synonyms

• (December): decembrie (standard/most common), ningău (popular/folk name, regional), neios (popular/folk name, rare)

Related terms

• Sânandrei, Sântândrea
• undrea, îndrea

See also

• ac
• împleti