cinteză

Romanian

Alternative forms

cintiță (regional)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of imitative or onomatopoetic origin based on the root cint-, to which the suffix -ză was added cf. pupăză.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃinˈte.zə/

Noun

cinteză f (plural cinteze)

a finch
chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

Declension

declension of cinteză

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cinteză	cinteza	(niște) cinteze	cintezele
genitive/dative	(unei) cinteze	cintezei	(unor) cinteze	cintezelor
vocative	—		—

Derived terms

cintez
cinteză-de-iarnă
cintezoi

Related terms

cinflor

References

cinteză in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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