mesteacăn
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Late Latin mastichinus, from Ancient Greek μαστίχινος (mastíkhinos). It may have been analogically re-formed as a singular from the plural (mesteceni), originally of an older form *mestecen, or alternatively influenced analogically by words like cearcăn, leagăn, etc.[1]
Noun
[edit]mesteacăn m (plural mesteceni)
- birch tree
- Synonyms: betulă, mestecănaș
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mesteacăn | mesteacănul | mesteceni | mestecenii | |
| genitive-dative | mesteacăn | mesteacănului | mesteceni | mestecenilor | |
| vocative | mesteacănule | mestecenilor | |||