jgheab
Romanian
Alternative forms
- zgheab
- жгяб (jghiab /jgheab/) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жлѣбъ (žlěbŭ) (via a form *ž(g)leb), from Proto-Slavic *želbъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian žlijeb/žleb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɡe̯ab/
- Rhymes: -ab
- Hyphenation: jgheab
Noun
jgheab n (plural jgheaburi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | jgheab | jgheabul | jgheaburi | jgheaburile | |
| genitive-dative | jgheab | jgheabului | jgheaburi | jgheaburilor | |
| vocative | jgheabule | jgheaburilor | |||
See also
Further reading
- “jgheab”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026