pâine

See also: paine and Paine

Romanian

Alternative forms

• pâne (regional, Moldova). Compare Aromanian pãne.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pānis, pānem, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to feed, to graze”). Compare Aromanian pãni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɨj.ne/

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• Rhymes: -ɨjne
• Hyphenation: pâi‧ne

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Noun

pâine f (plural pâini)

1. (uncountable) bread
2. (countable) loaf of bread

   Hyponym: franzelă

Declension

Declension of pâine

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pâine	pâinea	(niște) pâini	pâinile
genitive/dative	(unei) pâini	pâinii	(unor) pâini	pâinilor
vocative	pâine, pâineo		pâinilor

Derived terms

• pâinar
• pâinărie

References

• pâine in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)