câine
Romanian

Câine
Alternative forms
- cîine (alternative orthography; predominates in Moldova)
- câne (chiefly Moldavia).Compare Aromanian cãne.
- кыйне (Moldovan Cyrillic spelling)
Etymology
From Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥). Compare Aromanian cãni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɨj.ne/
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Declension
See also
Further reading
- câine in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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