carâmb

Romanian

Alternative forms

• carîmb — 1953–1993 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *calamulus, from Latin calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Compare Spanish carámbano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrɨmb/
• Rhymes: -ɨmb
• Hyphenation: ca‧râmb

Noun

carâmb m (plural carâmbi)

1. shaft of a knee-high boot (the upper part that extends from the ankle to the knee)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	carâmb	carâmbul		carâmbi	carâmbii
genitive-dative	carâmb	carâmbului		carâmbi	carâmbilor
vocative	carâmbule			carâmbilor

Further reading

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