pârâu

See also: parau, paráu, pârău, Pârâu, and Pārau

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Influenced by râu (“river”), compare Megleno-Romanian păroi. Possibly from a Slavic language (compare Bulgarian порој). Alternative theories suggest Albanian përrua, Thracian *parau(t) and Greek *παρροή (*parroḯ), from παραρροή (pararroḯ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɨˈrɨw/

Noun

pârâu n (plural pâraie or pârâuri)

  1. stream; creek; brook

Declension

Declension of pârâu
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pârâu pârâul pâraie pâraiele
genitive-dative pârâu pârâului pâraie pâraielor
vocative pârâule pâraielor

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 22 September 2012 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2 January 2013
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