cositor

Romanian

Chemical element
Sn
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коситеръ (kositerŭ), from Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.siˈtor/
• Rhymes: -or
• Hyphenation: co‧si‧tor

Noun

cositor n (uncountable)

1. tin (element)

   Synonym: staniu

Usage notes

Cositor is not used to refer to tin in a chemical context, or such usage is extremely dated; rather, the word refers to tin as a material.

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cositor	cositorul
genitive-dative	cositor	cositorului
vocative	cositorule

Etymology 2

From cosi (“to reap”) +‎ -tor.

Adjective

cositor m or n (feminine singular cositoare, masculine plural cositori, feminine/neuter plural cositoare)

1. mowing (that mows)

Declension

Declension of cositor

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	cositor		cositoare		cositori	cositoare
	definite	cositorul		cositoarea		cositorii	cositoarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	cositor		cositoare		cositori	cositoare
	definite	cositorului		cositoarei		cositorilor	cositoarelor

Noun

cositor m (plural cositori)

1. synonym of cosaș (“reaper”)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cositor	cositorul		cositori	cositorii
genitive-dative	cositor	cositorului		cositori	cositorilor
vocative	cositorule			cositorilor

Further reading

• “cositor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025