pedestru
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin pedester, pedestrem. Generally considered a later borrowing because it conserved the intervocalic -d- and even so, did not diphthongize the feminine to an expected *pedeastră. However, despite these problems, its presence in Aromanian and the existence of the popular/folk senses found in southern and western Transylvania, as well as its documentation as far back as the mid 17th century indicate that it may have been an inherited word.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈdes.tru/
Adjective
pedestru m or n (feminine singular pedestră, masculine plural pedeștri, feminine and neuter plural pedestre)
- (rare, dated) pedestrian, on foot
- Synonym: pe jos
- (regional, Transylvania, popular) crippled, maimed, disabled
- (regional, popular, derogatory, archaic) stupid, dumb, lacking intelligence; simple, prosaic, dull
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | pedestru | pedestră | pedeștri | pedestre | |||
| definite | pedestrul | pedestra | pedeștrii | pedestrele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | pedestru | pedestre | pedeștri | pedestre | |||
| definite | pedestrului | pedestrei | pedeștrilor | pedestrelor | ||||
Noun
pedestru m (plural pedeștri)
- (today rare or archaic) pedestrian, walker
- (dated) infantryman, foot soldier
- Synonym: infanterist
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | pedestru | pedestruul | pedeștri | pedeștrii | |
| genitive-dative | pedestru | pedestruului | pedeștri | pedeștrilor | |
| vocative | pedestruule | pedeștrilor | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ “pedestru”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025