șubred
Romanian
Etymology
Uncertain. The -ed ending indicates a Latin etymology. Possibly from Latin hybridus, from hybrida (compare also Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris)), with the addition of the prefix s- (from Latin ex-) in Romanian. The transition of -și- to -șu- also occurs in șuiera (compare also jur, from gyrus). The meaning of "hybrid" may have transitioned to a negative one of "degenerated", similarly to how bastard became a pejorative term in English[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃu.bred/
Adjective
șubred m or n (feminine singular șubredă, masculine plural șubrezi, feminine and neuter plural șubrede)
- feeble, flimsy, frail, weak, fragile, unstable
Declension
declension of șubred
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | șubred | șubredă | șubrezi | șubrede | ||
| definite | șubredul | șubreda | șubrezii | șubredele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | șubred | șubrede | șubrezi | șubrede | ||
| definite | șubredului | șubredei | șubrezilor | șubredelor | |||
Synonyms
- (weak, frail): slab, fragil, debil, delicat
Derived terms
- șubrezi
References
- http://www.dex.ro/%C8%99ubred