salbă

See also: salba, and šalba

Romanian

Etymology

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

salbă f (plural salbe)

1. necklace
2. dewlap
3. one of several plants in the genus Euonymus

   Synonym: salbă-moale

Declension

Declension of salbă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) salbă	salba	(niște) salbe	salbele
genitive/dative	(unei) salbe	salbei	(unor) salbe	salbelor
vocative	salbă, salbo		salbelor

Synonyms

• colan, colier