pârâu
See also: parau, paráu, pârău, Pârâu, and Pārau
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown. Influenced by râu (“river”), compare Megleno-Romanian păroi. Possibly from a Slavic language (compare Bulgarian порой (poroj)). Alternative theories suggest Albanian përrua, Thracian *parau(t) and Greek *παρροή (*parroḯ), from παραρροή (pararroḯ).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɨˈrɨw/
Noun
pârâu n (plural pâraie or pârâuri)
- stream; creek; brook
Declension
Declension of pârâu
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) pârâu | pârâul | (niște) pâraie | pâraiele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) pârâu | pârâului | (unor) pâraie | pâraielor |
| vocative | pârâule | pâraielor | ||
See also
- gârlă
References
- “Archived copy”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 22 September 2012, archived from the original on 2013-01-02