bură

See also: bura and búra

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin boreās (“northern wind”) (compare Italian borea, Dalmatian and Venetan bura, also Catalan boira and Albanian borë) or alternatively Slavic (Proto-Slavic *buřa; compare Serbo-Croatian bura, Bulgarian буря (burja), Macedonian бура (bura)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.rə/

Noun

bură f (plural bure)

  1. (dated) storm
    Synonym: furtună
  2. (rain) shower, drizzle
  3. fog
    Synonym: ceață
  4. rime

Declension

Declension of bură
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative bură bura bure burele
genitive-dative bure burei bure burelor
vocative bură, buro burelor

References

  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 206
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