carboavă

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian карбованець (karbovanecʹ), from Polish karbowaniec, from karbowany pieniądz (“coin with notches on the edge”), from karbować (“to notch, crimp”), from the Middle High German kerben (“to notch”), from Proto-Germanic *kerban-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch”).

Noun

carboavă f (plural carboave)

1. (historical) one ruble silver coin

Declension

Declension of carboavă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) carboavă	carboava	(niște) carboave	carboavele
genitive/dative	(unei) carboave	carboavei	(unor) carboave	carboavelor
vocative	carboavă, carboavo		carboavelor