brânză – Romanian noun declension

Noun: brânză

Long Infinitive of Verb:

Nominative

Sg. Indef.	brânză
Sg. Def.	brânza
Pl. Indef.	brânzeturi
Pl. Def.	brânzeturile

Genitive

Sg. Indef.	brânze
Sg. Def.	brânzei
Pl. Indef.	brânzeturi
Pl. Def.	brânzeturilor

Vocative

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like brânză

brânză, brînză,

Etymology

1. Compare Megleno-Romanian brǫndză and Aromanian brãndzã. Of uncertain origin:
2. * Often considered to be a substrate word.
3. * Other theories suggest, on the basis of what is used to make cheese, a derivation from Latin brandeum (originally meaning a linen covering, later a thin cloth for relic storage) through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *brandea; for the development of the meaning, compare Spanish manteca, Portuguese manteiga (probably from Latin mantica, “sack”), Italian formaggio and French fromage (from Latin fōrmāticum from fōrma, “shape; mould”).
4. * Alternatively it was possibly borrowed from Albanian brëndës (“intestines”), originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside; likewise, rânză (“tripe”) might have come from Albanian rrëndës (“rennet”).
5. Displaced caș, which now refers to a specific type of cheese. See: Latin Nouns 'brandeum', Spanish Nouns 'manteca', Portuguese Nouns 'manteiga', Latin Nouns 'mantica', Italian Nouns 'formaggio', French Nouns 'fromage', Latin Nouns 'fōrmāticum'.

Verbs referencing "brânză"

English Nouns bryndza, Polish Nouns bryndza, Slovak Nouns bryndza, Russian Nouns брынза, Czech Nouns brynza, German Nouns Brimsen, Bulgarian Nouns бръндза, Ukrainian Nouns бринза, Ukrainian Nouns бриндза.