salbă
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Latin subalba. The presence of the meaning of a plant may also suggest an origin in Latin salvia (“sage”) (cf. salvie), with the meaning changed as the tradition of peasant women making necklaces with the plant.
Noun
[edit]salbă f (plural salbe)
- necklace
- dewlap
- one of several plants in the genus Euonymus
- Synonym: salbă-moale
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | salbă | salba | salbe | salbele | |
| genitive-dative | salbe | salbei | salbe | salbelor | |
| vocative | salbă, salbo | salbelor | |||