cinteză
Romanian
Alternative forms
- cintiță (regional)
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly of imitative or onomatopoetic origin based on the root cint-, to which the suffix -ză was added cf. pupăză.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃinˈte.zə/
Noun
cinteză f (plural cinteze)
- a finch
- chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Declension
declension of cinteză
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) cinteză | cinteza | (niște) cinteze | cintezele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) cinteze | cintezei | (unor) cinteze | cintezelor |
Derived terms
- cintez
- cinteză-de-iarnă
- cintezoi
Related terms
- cinflor
References
- cinteză in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)