scaun

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scaun

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Inherited from Latin scamnum. For the change of -m- into -u- after -a-, compare Latin damnum > Romanian daună. Compare also Aromanian scamnu, Megleno-Romanian scand, Istro-Romanian scånd.

noun scaune · scaun · scaunul · scaunele

neuter chair, seat
neuter stool
figuratively, neuter throne, seat of power, by extension capital
figuratively, neuter residence
neuter butcher's block
figuratively, neuter stool, as in the sense of fecal matter eliminated

In English

throne ornate seat
chair furniture
seat place in which to sit
stool medical jargon for excrement

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

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

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@misc{scaun_2026,
  title = {scaun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/scaun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}