See also: soba, sobá, sõba, and sobą

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈso.bə/
  • Rhymes: -obə
  • Hyphenation: so‧bă

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صوبا (soba, stove), from Hungarian szoba (room), from Old High German stuba (warmed room, oven).

Noun

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sobă f (plural sobe)

  1. traditional stove used for heating a room

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hungarian szoba.

Noun

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sobă f (plural sobe)

  1. (Banat, Oltenia) room, bedroom
    Synonyms: cameră, dormitor, odaie
Usage notes
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The sense of “room” is known to still enjoy currency among the Romanians of Vojvodina.

Declension
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative sobă soba sobe sobele
genitive-dative sobe sobei sobe sobelor
vocative sobă, sobo sobelor

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