uib

See also: UIB and -uib

Romanian

Etymology

From a substantivization of Latin obvius (“exposed, lying open; known, familiar”). Compare also the Megleno-Romanian verb nuib.

Noun

uib n (plural uiburi)

1. (regional, Muntenia, Oltenia) territory (area you can see); used in the expression "în uib"
   • (Can we date this quote?), PAMFILE, CER. 173., (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Oamenii nemaiavînd apă... vor alerga în uibul locului, căutînd apă

     For lack of water, people will scour around as far as the eye can see, in search of water.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	uib	uibul		uiburi	uiburile
genitive-dative	uib	uibului		uiburi	uiburilor
vocative	uibule			uiburilor

References

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