Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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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

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