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butoi
barrel /buˈtoj/
noun#4784 most common
Also: cask, keg
Example sentences
În curte este un butoi.
There is a barrel in the yard.
Butoiul este plin cu apă.
The barrel is full of water.
Tata a pus vinul în butoi.
Dad put the wine in the barrel.
Vinul se învechește în butoaie de stejar.
The wine ages in oak barrels.
Situația din regiune era un adevărat butoi cu pulbere.
The situation in the region was a real powder keg.
Meșterul care confecționează butoaie de lemn se numește dogar, o meserie tot mai rară.
The craftsman who makes wooden barrels is called a cooper, an increasingly rare trade.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | butoi | butoaie |
| Genitive | butoiului | butoaielor |
| Accusative | butoi | butoaie |
| Vocative | butoiule | butoaielor |
Word family
butoibarrel, cask
butoiașsmall barrel, keg (diminutive)
butoi cu pulberepowder keg (idiom for a tense, explosive situation)
Etymology
Butoi is formed from the old Romanian word but, meaning cask, plus the augmentative suffix -oi. But itself was inherited from Latin buttis, a word for a large cask that also gave rise to related words in other Romance languages and to English butt. The Latin word's own origin before that is not settled, so no further root is given here.
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