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bură

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See also: bura and búra

Romanian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Latin boreās (northern wind) (compare Italian borea, Dalmatian and Venetan bura, also Catalan boira and Albanian borë) or alternatively Slavic (Proto-Slavic *buřa; compare Serbo-Croatian bura, Bulgarian буря (burja), Macedonian бура (bura)).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bură f (plural bure)

  1. (dated) storm
    Synonym: furtună
  2. (rain) shower, drizzle
  3. fog
    Synonym: ceață
  4. rime

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative bură bura bure burele
genitive-dative bure burei bure burelor
vocative bură, buro burelor
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References

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  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 206