fluier

English

Adjective

fluier

1. comparative form of fluey: more fluey

Romanian

Etymology

Fuller form in dialectal fluieră, of uncertain or disputed origin; possibly from Latin flātūrālis (adj.) ‘blowing’, from flātūra ‘act of blowing’. Other theories suggest a Vulgar Latin root *flibula, from fibula (compare sense of flute in Latin tibia), or a derivative of the related verb fluiera, or a substratum (substrate) word. Alternatively, it may be of originally imitative origin. Compare Aromanian fluiarã. Borrowed as Albanian flojere, Greek φλογέρα (flogéra).

Noun

fluier n (plural fluiere)

1. whistle; pipe (a sort of flute)
2. (popular) tibia, shinbone

   Synonym: tibia

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fluier	fluierul		fluiere	fluierele
genitive-dative	fluier	fluierului		fluiere	fluierelor
vocative	fluierule			fluierelor

Related terms

• fluiera
• fluierar
• fluieraș

Descendants

• → Czech: fujara
  • → Polish: fujara

See also

• flaut
• flaur