măcăleandru

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Ukrainian маколяндра (makoljandra). Compare Polish makolągwa.

Another theory suggests that its origin is Greek χαμαί κάλανδρος (chamaí kálandros, “kind of skylark”), or more unlikely, directly from κάλανδρος (kálandros), and that the Ukrainian word was borrowed from Romanian.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.kəˈle̯an.dru/

Noun

măcăleandru m (plural măcălendri)

  1. European robin (Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine Old World bird)
    Synonym: gușă-roșie

Declension

Declension of măcăleandru
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative măcăleandru măcăleandrul măcălendri măcălendrii
genitive-dative măcăleandru măcăleandrului măcălendri măcălendrilor
vocative măcăleandrule măcălendrilor

See also

References

  1. ^ “măcăleandru”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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