OrigineInherited from Latin scamnum. For the change of -m- into -u- after -a-, compare Latin damnum > Romanian daună. Compare also Aromanian scamnu, Megleno-Romanian scand, Istro-Romanian scånd.
- neuterchair, seat
- neuterstool
- figuratively, neuterthrone, seat of power, by extension capital
- figuratively, neuterresidence
- neuterbutcher's block
- figuratively, neuterstool, as in the sense of fecal matter eliminated
Formescaune(plural) · scaun(accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular) · scaunul(accusative, definite, nominative, singular) · scaune(accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural) · scaunele(accusative, definite, nominative, plural) · scaun(dative, genitive, indefinite, singular) · scaunului(dative, definite, genitive, singular) · scaune(dative, genitive, indefinite, plural) · scaunelor(dative, definite, genitive, plural) · scaunule(singular, vocative) · scaunelor(plural, vocative) · scamn(alternative)