genune

Romanian

Alternative forms

genună
(Transylvania) gerune
(archaic) gerure, geroe

Etymology

Probably from Latin caerula, with some variants possibly from the form caerulea. Other theories suggest a Vulgar Latin root *gironem/gyronem, from *gyro.

Noun

genune f (plural genuni)

(often literary, poetic) chasm, abyss, precipice
(archaic) sea

Synonyms

(chasm, precipice): prăpastie, abis, râpă
(sea): mare

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