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ajun
ajun
Romanian
Etymology
Probably ultimately from Latin ieiunium or ieiunus through a root *iaiunus > *aiunus. Compare Spanish ayuno, French jeun, jeûne, also Italian digiuno. The equivalent Aromanian word also carries the sense of 'starving', 'hungry'.
Noun
ajun n (plural ajunuri)
- fast, fasting (abstaining from or eating very little food)
- the day before a holiday when people fast, or in general the day before any event; eve
Declension
declension of ajun
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) ajun | ajunul | (niște) ajunuri | ajunurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) ajun | ajunului | (unor) ajunuri | ajunurilor |
| vocative | ajunule | ajunurilor | ||
Synonyms
- (fast): post