pădure

See also: Pădure and pãdure

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin padūlem (“swamp”), from Latin palūdem via metathesis. Cognate with Albanian pyll (“forest”), which also shares the change in meaning. Compare also Italian padule. Doublet of paludă (“marsh”), an apparent borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈdu.re/

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• Hyphenation: pă‧du‧re

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Noun

pădure f (plural păduri)

1. forest

   Synonyms: codru; (rare) silvă

   Antonym: (n, plain) câmpie

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pădure	pădurea		păduri	pădurile
genitive-dative	păduri	pădurii		păduri	pădurilor
vocative	pădure, pădureo			pădurilor

Derived terms

• pădurar (n, forester)
• pădureț
• pădurice (n, little forest)
• a împăduri (v, to forest)
• păduros (adj, forested, woody)

See also

• silvic (adj)
• silvatic