grangur
Romanian
Alternative forms
- gangur, grangor, grangure (popular)
Etymology
From Latin galgulus, from galbulus, from galbus (“yellow”). Compare Aromanian gangur, Sicilian gàjulu (“golden oriole”), Spanish gálgulo and Albanian gargull.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡran.ɡur/
Noun
grangur m (plural granguri)
- oriole (bird)
- (figuratively) hotshot, big gun, bigwig
Declension
declension of grangur
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) grangur | grangurul | (niște) granguri | grangurii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) grangur | grangurului | (unor) granguri | grangurilor |
| vocative | grangurule | grangurilor | ||
Synonyms
- (bird): domnișor (regional)
- (hotshot): ștab
Related terms
- galben
References
- grangur in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)