bruștin

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish bursztyn, itself borrowed form German Bernstein.

Only found in the works of Dosoftei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruʃ.tin/
• Rhymes: -uʃtin
• Hyphenation: bruș‧tin

Noun

bruștin m (uncountable) (obsolete)

1. amber (fossil resin) [17th century]

   Synonym: chihlimbar

Declension

Declension of bruștin

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bruștin	bruștinul
genitive-dative	bruștin	bruștinului
vocative	bruștinule

Further reading

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