stei

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stej/

Etymology 1

Probably from stea or possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *stēlleius or *stēlleus, ultimately from Latin stēlla.

Adjective

stei m or n (feminine singular steie, masculine plural stei, feminine and neuter plural steie)

1. (popular, rare, of animals) with white spots on the head

   Synonym: breaz

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	stei		steie		stei	steie
	definite	steiul		steia		steii	steiele
genitive- dative	indefinite	stei		steie		stei	steie
	definite	steiului		steiei		steilor	steielor

Related terms

• stea

Etymology 2

Unknown. Cf. Serbo-Croatian stenje.

Noun

stei n (plural steiuri)

1. a sharp corner of a stone
2. a boulder or large stone, or salt rock

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	stei	steiul		steiuri	steiurile
genitive-dative	stei	steiului		steiuri	steiurilor
vocative	steiule			steiurilor