scaba

Romanian

Etymology

Might be a deverbal from Albanian shqipe, shkype, modern forms of the old term Albanian shkabë (“eagle”); which derived from Proto-Albanian *iš-gabā, from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos. A cognate to English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”) and Russian ко́бец (kóbec, “falcon”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skaˈba/

Noun

scaba f (plural scabale)

  1. (regional) white-tailed eagle, sea eagle
    Synonym: codalb

Declension
Declension of scaba
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) scaba scabaua (niște) scabale scabalele
genitive/dative (unei) scabale scabalei (unor) scabale scabalelor
vocative scaba scabalelor

See also
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