caldarâm

Romanian

Alternative forms

• caldarîm — 1953–1993 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالدرم (kaldırım).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaldaˈrɨm]

Noun

caldarâm n (plural caldarâmuri)

1. sidewalk, pavement

   Synonym: pavaj

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	caldarâm	caldarâmul		caldarâmuri	caldarâmurile
genitive-dative	caldarâm	caldarâmului		caldarâmuri	caldarâmurilor
vocative	caldarâmule			caldarâmurilor

References

• caldarâm in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 211