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blană
fur /ˈbla.nə/
noun#4854 most common
Also: pelt, fur coat, hide
Example sentences
Pisica are blană albă.
The cat has white fur.
Ursul are o blană groasă.
The bear has thick fur.
Mama poartă o haină de blană iarna.
Mom wears a fur coat in winter.
Comerțul cu blană de animale sălbatice este interzis în multe țări.
Trade in wild animal fur is banned in many countries.
Blana vulpii polare își schimbă culoarea în funcție de anotimp.
The polar fox's fur changes color depending on the season.
Deși blănurile sintetice au câștigat popularitate, unii designeri insistă în continuare pe folosirea blănii naturale, provocând dezbateri etice aprinse.
Although synthetic furs have gained popularity, some designers still insist on using natural fur, sparking heated ethical debates.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blană | blănuri |
| Genitive | blănii | blănurilor |
| Accusative | blană | blănuri |
| Vocative | blană | blănuri |
Word family
blănarfurrier, fur trader
blănăriefur shop or the fur trade
blănosfurry, covered in fur
îmblănito line with fur
blănițăsmall fur, diminutive of blană
Etymology
Blană entered Romanian from South Slavic, most likely Bulgarian or Serbo-Croatian blana. The Slavic source word referred to skin or membrane, and its meaning narrowed in Romanian to the fur or pelt of an animal. This makes blană part of a large layer of Slavic loanwords that entered Romanian during centuries of close contact with neighboring Slavic-speaking populations.
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