păinichiu

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly from Latin pānic(u)lus (cf. pānicula), or from a derivative of pānicum. Obsolete and found in an old Slavic-Romanian gloss. Its form was either altered by influence from pâine, or a result of an incorrect transcription. Cf. also Old French panil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəjˈni.kju/

Noun

păinichiu m (uncountable) (obsolete)

1. cereal
2. species of millet

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	păinichiu	păinichiul
genitive-dative	păinichiu	păinichiului
vocative	păinichiule

See also

• cereală
• mei

Further reading

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