plumbos

Romanian

Etymology

plumb + -os, possibly corresponding to Latin plumbōsus. The sense of "made from or containing lead" may be partly based on French plombeux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plumˈbos/

Adjective

plumbos m or n (feminine singular plumboasă, masculine plural plumboși, feminine and neuter plural plumboase)

  1. leaden, plumbiferous; containing or made from lead
  2. heavy (as lead); (figuratively) cumbersome, clunky, slow, cloddish

Declension

Synonyms

  • (leaden, plumbiferous): plumbifer
  • (heavy): greu, greoi
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