cucoană

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cocon +‎ -ă. This feminine form can be found in various languages of the southern Balkans (cf. Greek κοκόνα (kokóna), κοκονίτσα (kokonítsa), Turkish kokona, Bulgarian кокона (kokona), etc.), probably borrowed from the Aromanian equivalent cuconã or Megleno-Romanian cucoană. It was an older term that often referred to Greek women of good, highborn families.

Noun

cucoană f (plural cucoane)

  1. (dated, informal) lady, madam
    Synonym: doamnă

Declension

Declension of cucoană
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cucoană cucoana cucoane cucoanele
genitive-dative cucoane cucoanei cucoane cucoanelor
vocative cucoană, cucoano cucoanelor

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