drepnea

Romanian

Etymology

From an earlier *drepănea, from a Vulgar Latin root *drepanella, diminutive of Latin drepanis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drepˈne̯a/

Noun

drepnea f (plural drepnele)

1. swift, blackswift (bird)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	drepnea	drepneaua		drepnele	drepnelele
genitive-dative	drepnele	drepnelei		drepnele	drepnelelor
vocative	—			—

Synonyms

• lăstun-mare (popular), lăstun-negru, rândunică-de-munte (regional), rândunică-de-ploaie

Derived terms

• drepnea mare
• drepnea mică

References

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