adaliu
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اطهلو (adalı), from آطه (ada, “island”), from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.daˈliw/
Noun
adaliu m (plural adalii)
- (dated, Muntenia) islander, inhabitants of the Danube islands, specifically those of Ada Kaleh
- 1902, V. A. Urechia, Istoria Românilor, tomul X. partea B, page 57:
- Nu toțĭ panduriĭ necredincioși Domnieĭ, aliațĭ aĭ Adaliilor fură răpușĭ de oștirile turcescĭ.
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Declension
Declension of adaliu
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) adaliu | adaliul | (niște) adalii | adaliii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) adaliu | adaliului | (unor) adalii | adaliilor |
| vocative | adaliule | adaliilor | ||