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han
inn /ˈhan/
noun#2668 most common
Also: roadside inn, caravanserai
Example sentences
Hanul este aproape de drum.
The inn is near the road.
Noaptea am dormit la un han vechi.
At night we slept at an old inn.
Călătorii au poposit la hanul din sat pentru a se odihni.
The travelers stopped at the village inn to rest.
Hanul lui Manuc este unul dintre cele mai vechi hanuri din București.
Manuc's Inn is one of the oldest inns in Bucharest.
În trecut, negustorii își lăsau mărfurile în grija hangiului de la han, plătind pentru adăpost și hrană.
In the past, merchants left their goods in the innkeeper's care at the inn, paying for shelter and food.
Hanurile de altădată, cu curțile lor interioare și grajdurile pentru cai, reprezentau popasuri obligatorii pe drumurile comerciale ale Europei de răsărit.
The inns of old, with their inner courtyards and stables for horses, were obligatory stops on the trade routes of Eastern Europe.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | han | hanuri |
| Genitive | hanului | hanurilor |
| Accusative | han | hanuri |
| Vocative | han | hanuri |
Word family
hangiuinnkeeper (male)
hangițăinnkeeper's wife, female innkeeper
hănulețsmall inn (diminutive)
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "han" from Ottoman Turkish "han", which meant a roadside inn or caravanserai where merchants and travelers could rest and store goods. The word entered Romanian during the centuries of Ottoman political and commercial influence in the region. It does not descend from Latin, unlike most core Romanian vocabulary.
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