pedestru

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin pedester, pedestrem. Generally considered a later borrowing because it conserved the intervocalic -d- and even so, did not diphthongize the feminine to an expected *pedeastră. However, despite these problems, its presence in Aromanian and the existence of the popular/folk senses found in southern and western Transylvania, as well as its documentation as far back as the mid 17th century indicate that it may have been an inherited word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈdes.tru/

Adjective

pedestru m or n (feminine singular pedestră, masculine plural pedeștri, feminine and neuter plural pedestre)

1. (rare, dated) pedestrian, on foot

   Synonym: pe jos

2. (regional, Transylvania, popular) crippled, maimed, disabled

   Synonyms: schilod, șchiop, invalid

3. (regional, popular, derogatory, archaic) stupid, dumb, lacking intelligence; simple, prosaic, dull

   Synonyms: prost, prozaic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	pedestru		pedestră		pedeștri	pedestre
	definite	pedestrul		pedestra		pedeștrii	pedestrele
genitive- dative	indefinite	pedestru		pedestre		pedeștri	pedestre
	definite	pedestrului		pedestrei		pedeștrilor	pedestrelor

Noun

pedestru m (plural pedeștri)

1. (today rare or archaic) pedestrian, walker

   Synonyms: pieton, trecător

2. (dated) infantryman, foot soldier

   Synonym: infanterist

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pedestru	pedestruul		pedeștri	pedeștrii
genitive-dative	pedestru	pedestruului		pedeștri	pedeștrilor
vocative	pedestruule			pedeștrilor

Derived terms

• pedestraș
• pedestri
• pedestrime