drapel

Romanian

drapel

Etymology

Etymology tree

Germanicbor.

Celticbor.

Late Latin drappus

Italian drappo

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -ellus

Italian -ello

Italian drappellobor.

Romanian drapel

Borrowed from Italian drappello. Compare French drapeau.

Noun

drapel n (plural drapele)

1. flag, banner, standard

   Synonyms: steag, flamură, stindard

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	drapel	drapelul	drapele	drapelele
genitive-dative	drapel	drapelului	drapele	drapelelor
vocative	drapelule		drapelelor

Further reading

• “drapel”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026