asân
Romanian
Alternative forms
- asîn — 1953–1993 spelling
Etymology
Inherited from Latin asinus, with this form used primarily in the 16th to 18th centuries (and thus written mostly in the Cyrillic alphabet), later altered into a more (re-) Latinized form asin in the 19th century.
Noun
asân m (plural asâni)
- obsolete form of asin (“donkey”)
Further reading
- “asân”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025