andrea

See also: Andrea

Romanian

Alternative forms

undrea (Muntenia, Transylvania)
îndrea (dated, rare)

Etymology

Perhaps from a pre-Roman substrate of the Balkans, from Proto-Indo-European *andher- (“spike”). More likely a variant of îndrea/undrea, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). See undrea.

Noun

andrea f (plural andrele)

knitting needle
(popular/folk usage) December

Declension

declension of andrea

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) andrea	andreaua	(niște) andrele	andrelele
genitive/dative	(unei) andrele	andrelei	(unor) andrele	andrelelor
vocative	andrea		andrelelor

Synonyms

(December): decembrie (standard/most common), ningău (popular/folk name, regional), neios (popular/folk name, rare)

Related terms

Sânandrei, Sântândrea
undrea, îndrea