grăunte

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Remade analogically as a singular from the original form grăunț (later interpreted as a plural), itself from an alteration of an earlier *grănuț with a nasal infix, from Vulgar Latin root *granuceum or *granutium, ultimately from Latin grānum. Compare Aromanian gãrnuts.

Noun

grăunte m (plural grăunți)

  1. grain (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops), corn
    Synonyms: bob, grâne
  2. seed
    Synonyms: sămânță, boabă

Declension

Declension of grăunte
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative grăunte grăunteul grăunți grăunții
genitive-dative grăunte grăunteului grăunți grăunților
vocative grăunteule grăunților