mesteacăn

Romanian

Etymology

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.

Noun

mesteacăn m (plural mesteceni)

1. birch tree

   Synonyms: betulă, mestecănaș

Declension

Declension of mesteacăn

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) mesteacăn	mesteacănul	(niște) mesteceni	mestecenii
genitive/dative	(unui) mesteacăn	mesteacănului	(unor) mesteceni	mestecenilor
vocative	mesteacănule		mestecenilor

Derived terms

• mesteacăn mic
• mesteacăn pitic
• mesteacăn pufos