funingine

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funingine

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Inherited from Latin fūlīginem, accusative singular of fūlīgo, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂li-, from *dʰewh₂-. The expected Romanian result would have been *furigine, but was probably modified through assimilation or a hypercorrection to rhotacism.

noun funingini

feminine soot, lampblack, smut
Similar: scrum, negreală

In English

soot fine black or dull brown particles

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"funingine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/funingine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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funingine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/funingine

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"funingine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/funingine.

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@misc{funingine_2026,
  title = {funingine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/funingine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}