scaba

Romanian

Etymology

Might be a deverbal from Albanian shqipe, shkype, modern forms of the old term Albanian shkabë (“eagle”); which derived from Proto-Albanian *iš-gabā, from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos. A cognate to English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”) and Russian ко́бец (kóbec, “falcon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaˈba/

Noun

scaba f (plural scabale)

1. (regional) white-tailed eagle, sea eagle

   Synonym: codalb

Declension

Declension of scaba

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) scaba	scabaua	(niște) scabale	scabalele
genitive/dative	(unei) scabale	scabalei	(unor) scabale	scabalelor
vocative	scaba		scabalelor

See also

• vultur