doină
See also: Doina
Romanian
Alternative forms
- daină (regional, Transylvania)
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly of Slavic origin[1], such as Serbo-Croatian daljina ("distance; removing, furthering, distancing"); compare the phonetic transition from Serbo-Croatian haljina to haină, and see also the semantic development of Portuguese saudade. Less likely etymologies proposed include medieval German don, ton, from Latin tonus, or a link to Latin dolere, as moină from mollis. Alternatively, possibly from a Dacian *daina or of ancient Indo-European origin. Compare Lithuanian daina (“folk song”).
Noun
doină f (plural doine)
- A class of Romanian folk songs, often melancholic and expressing sorrow, pain, longing, wistfulness or other such strong emotions
Declension
declension of doină
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) doină | doina | (niște) doine | doinele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) doine | doinei | (unor) doine | doinelor |
| vocative | doină, doino | doinelor | ||
See also
- cântec
References
- http://www.dex.ro/doin%C4%83