bulvan

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Romanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

bulvan m (plural bulvani)

  1. Alternative form of bălvan

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 205

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from the Baltic languages. Compare with Latvian bulvāns (decoy) and Russian болван (bolvan, dummy).

Noun[edit]

bulvan c

  1. (law) front, someone acting on behalf of someone else
  2. decoy

Declension[edit]

Declension of bulvan 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bulvan bulvanen bulvaner bulvanerna
Genitive bulvans bulvanens bulvaners bulvanernas

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