cãrfitsã
Aromanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa, “pin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cãrfitsã f (plural cãrfitsi or cãrfitse)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | (unã) cãrfitsã | cãrfitsa | (nishti, nishte) cãrfitsi, cãrfitse | cãrfitsili, cãrfitsile | |
| genitive-dative | a (unei) cãrfitsã, cãrfitsi, cãrfitse | ali, ale cãrfitsã, cãrfitsi, cãrfitse, a cãrfitsãljei, cãrfitsiljei, cãrfitseljei | a (unor) cãrfitsi, cãrfitse | a cãrfitsilor, cãrfitsiloru, cãrfitselor, cãrfitseloru | |
The vocative is the same as the indefinite form of the nominative-accusative.
References
[edit]- Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “cãrfitsã”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 263
- Papahagi, T. (1974) “cărfíță”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 664