scai

Romanian

Etymology

Either from Serbo-Croatian čkȃlj / чка̑љ (although difficult on phonetic grounds) or more likely from a Vulgar Latin *squaleus (later reduced to *scalius), from Latin squaleo. Cf. Spanish escajo, Portuguese escalheiro. Less likely from Greek σκαλίας (skalías).

Noun

scai m (plural scai)

1. thistle
2. Velcro

   Synonym: arici

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	scai	scaiul		scai	scaii
genitive-dative	scai	scaiului		scai	scailor
vocative	scaiule			scailor

Synonyms

• (thistle) ciulin

References

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