jupân

Romanian

Etymology

Origin disputed. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *županъ (see jupan), however this theory presents several morphologic and phonetic problems.

Noun

jupân m (plural jupâni, feminine equivalent jupâneasă)

1. master (a courtesy title for a boy)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	jupân	jupânul		jupâni	jupânii
genitive-dative	jupân	jupânului		jupâni	jupânilor
vocative	jupânule			jupânilor