nebun
Romanian
Etymology
From ne- (“not”) + bun (“sane”).
The sense “bishop (chess piece)” is a semantic loan from French fou,[1] from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الفيل (al-fīl, “elephant, chess bishop”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [neˈbun]
Audio: (file)
Adjective
nebun m or n (feminine singular nebună, masculine plural nebuni, feminine and neuter plural nebune)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | nebun | nebună | nebuni | nebune | |||
| definite | nebunul | nebuna | nebunii | nebunele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | nebun | nebune | nebuni | nebune | |||
| definite | nebunului | nebunei | nebunilor | nebunelor | ||||
Derived terms
Noun
nebun m (plural nebuni, feminine equivalent nebună)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | nebun | nebunul | nebuni | nebunii | |
| genitive-dative | nebun | nebunului | nebuni | nebunilor | |
| vocative | nebunule | nebunilor | |||
See also
| Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rege | regină, damă | tură, turn | nebun | cal | pion |
References
- ^ H. Tiktin, Paul Miron (ed.), "nebún", Rumänisches-deutsches Wörterbuch, Band II, Otto Harrassowitz (publ. 1988, 2., überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage), page 741.