praf

Romanian

Alternative forms

prah (archaic and regional)
prav (archaic and regional)

Etymology

From earlier prah, from Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-. Compare Serbo-Croatian prah, also Megleno-Romanian prau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /praf/

Noun

praf n (plural prafuri)

dust
powder

Declension

Declension of praf

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) praf	praful	(niște) prafuri	prafurile
genitive/dative	(unui) praf	prafului	(unor) prafuri	prafurilor
vocative	prafule		prafurilor

Synonyms

pulbere

Derived terms

prăfos
prăfuros