copil

Romanian

Etymology

Formerly ‘bastard’, probably from Proto-Slavic *kopylъ (“shoot, sprout; bastard”) (compare Ukrainian копил (kopyl) or копиля (kopylja), Serbo-Croatian копиле (kȍpile), Bulgarian ко́пеле (kópele)), from *kopàti (“to dig, cultivate”). Also borrowed into Albanian kopil, Byzantine Greek κόπελος (kópelos). Alternatively an old ultimately paleo-Balkan substrate word. Compare Aromanian cochil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈpil/

Noun

copil m (plural copii, feminine equivalent copilă)

  1. child
    Am doi copii.
    I have two children.

Declension
declension of copil
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) copil copilul (niște) copii copiii
genitive/dative (unui) copil copilului (unor) copii copiilor
vocative copilule copiilor

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References
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