ciur

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cibrum, from Latin crībrum (through dissimilation), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to seive”). Compare Aromanian tsir; compare also the different dissimilation in French crible and Portuguese crivo. Alternatively from Latin cilibrum, an earlier or archaic form of cribrum (cf. Sardinian chilibru, chiliru), found in Dioscorides' writings[1].

Noun

ciur n (plural ciururi)

  1. sieve, sifter, strainer, screen, tammy, riddle

Declension
declension of ciur
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ciur ciurul (niște) ciururi ciururile
genitive/dative (unui) ciur ciurului (unor) ciururi ciururilor
vocative ciurule ciururilor

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See also

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/ciur
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