ulei

See also: -ulei

Romanian

Alternative forms

• улей (ulei) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic олѣи (olěi), from Proto-Slavic *olějь, itself borrowed from Latin oleum or Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion). Doublet of oleu, oleum, and oloi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈlej/

• Audio (female voice):

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• Rhymes: -ej
• Hyphenation: u‧lei

Noun

ulei n (plural uleiuri)

1. oil (liquid fat)

   ulei de măsline ― olive oil

   ulei de gătit ― cooking oil

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ulei	uleiul		uleiuri	uleiurile
genitive-dative	ulei	uleiului		uleiuri	uleiurilor
vocative	uleiule			uleiurilor

Derived terms

• o lua pe ulei

References

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