doină

See also: Doina

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • daină (regional, Transylvania)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly of Slavic origin[1], such as Serbo-Croatian daljina ("distance; removing, furthering, distancing"); compare the phonetic transition from Serbo-Croatian haljina to haină, and see also the semantic development of Portuguese saudade. Less likely etymologies proposed include medieval German don, ton, from Latin tonus, or a link to Latin dolere, as moină from mollis. Alternatively, possibly from a Dacian *daina or of ancient Indo-European origin. Compare Lithuanian daina (“folk song”).

Noun

doină f (plural doine)

  1. A class of Romanian folk songs, often melancholic and expressing sorrow, pain, longing, wistfulness or other such strong emotions

Declension
declension of doină
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) doină doina (niște) doine doinele
genitive/dative (unei) doine doinei (unor) doine doinelor
vocative doină, doino doinelor

See also

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/doin%C4%83
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