cioban

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈban/

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Noun

cioban m (plural ciobani)

1. shepherd

   Synonyms: (in Moldova) dohotar; oier m; păcurar m; păstor m

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cioban	ciobanul		ciobani	ciobanii
genitive-dative	cioban	ciobanului		ciobani	ciobanilor
vocative	ciobanule, ciobane			ciobanilor

Further reading

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