scaun

Romanian

Alternative forms

• scamn (regional, rare)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scamnum. For the change of -m- into -u- after -a-, compare Latin damnum > Romanian daună. Compare also Aromanian scamnu, Megleno-Romanian scand, Istro-Romanian scånd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

scaun n (plural scaune)

1. chair, seat
2. stool
3. (figurative) throne, seat of power, by extension capital
4. (figurative) residence
5. butcher's block
6. (figurative) stool, as in the sense of fecal matter eliminated

Declension

Declension of scaun

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	scaun	scaunul		scaune	scaunele
genitive-dative	scaun	scaunului		scaune	scaunelor
vocative	scaunule			scaunelor

Derived terms

• înscăuna

Related terms

• scăunel