stână
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stână
Where it comes from
Unknown. Possibly an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *stanъ (“lodging”). Compare Bulgarian стан (stan, “camp”), Serbo-Croatian stȃn (“apartment”)); Albanian stan and Greek στάνη (stáni), also borrowings from the Proto-Slavic.
The phonetics of the word show it has been in Romanian a few centuries before most of the vocabulary borrowed from Slavic languages. As such, some linguists argue it could be instead a Balkan substrate word, cognate to Albanian shtazë (“animal”).
noun stâne · stână · stâna · stânele
- a summertime settlement of shepherds, consisting of the shepherds' hut, the sheepfold, and the milking area (strungă)
- hut (of a shepherd)
- sheepfold
In English
Talk about this word "stână." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/st%C3%A2n%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stână. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/st%C3%A2n%C4%83 "stână." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/st%C3%A2n%C4%83.Cite this
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title = {stână},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/st%C3%A2n%C4%83},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
