șubred

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. The -ed ending indicates a Latin etymology. Possibly from Latin hybridus, from hybrida (compare also Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris)), with the addition of the prefix s- (from Latin ex-) in Romanian. The transition of -și- to -șu- also occurs in șuiera (compare also jur, from gyrus). The meaning of "hybrid" may have transitioned to a negative one of "degenerated", similarly to how bastard became a pejorative term in English[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃu.bred/

Adjective

șubred m or n (feminine singular șubredă, masculine plural șubrezi, feminine and neuter plural șubrede)

  1. feeble, flimsy, frail, weak, fragile, unstable

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • șubrezi

References

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