caraban

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Substratum word or from Byzantine Greek κάραβος (káravos) ‘crayfish; longhorn beetle’; compare Albanian karabishte.

Noun

caraban m (plural carabani)

  1. (regional) stag beetle
    Synonym: rădașcă

Declension

Declension of caraban
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative caraban carabanul carabani carabanii
genitive-dative caraban carabanului carabani carabanilor
vocative carabanule carabanilor