salbă

See also: salba and šalba

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin subalba. The presence of the meaning of a plant may also suggest an origin in Latin salvia (“sage”) (cf. salvie), with the meaning changed as the tradition of peasant women making necklaces with the plant.

Noun

salbă f (plural salbe)

  1. necklace
  2. dewlap
  3. one of several plants in the genus Euonymus
    Synonym: salbă-moale

Declension

Declension of salbă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative salbă salba salbe salbele
genitive-dative salbe salbei salbe salbelor
vocative salbă, salbo salbelor

Synonyms

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