măcăleandru

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Ukrainian маколяндра (makoljandra). Compare Polish makolągwa.

Another theory suggests that its origin is Greek χαμαί κάλανδρος (chamaí kálandros, “kind of skylark”), or more unlikely, directly from κάλανδρος (kálandros), and that the Ukrainian word was borrowed from Romanian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.kəˈle̯an.dru/

Noun

măcăleandru m (plural măcălendri)

1. European robin (Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine Old World bird)

   Synonym: gușă-roșie

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	măcăleandru	măcăleandrul		măcălendri	măcălendrii
genitive-dative	măcăleandru	măcăleandrului		măcălendri	măcălendrilor
vocative	măcăleandrule			măcălendrilor

See also

• muscicapidă