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).
Declension
Declension of scai
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) scai | scaiul | (niște) scai | scaii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) scai | scaiului | (unor) scai | scailor |
| vocative | scaiule | scailor | ||
Synonyms
- (thistle) ciulin
References
- scai in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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