icre

Romanian

Etymology

From the singular icră, from Old Church Slavonic икра (ikra), from Proto-Slavic *jьkrā, from Proto-Indo-European *ikʷ(e)r- (fish egg). Compare Russian икра́ (ikrá), Serbo-Croatian ikra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈikre/
  • Hyphenation: i‧cre
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Noun

icre f pl (normally plural, singular icră)

  1. spawn, roe, fish eggs in general

Declension

Declension of icre
plural only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative icre icrele
genitive-dative icre icrelor
vocative icrelor

Derived terms