Topic: Romanian

"bufniță"

Translation:owl

April 7, 2017

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/SyntaXis1

    Duo este bufniță!

    April 7, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/Adam723451

      Da!

      September 20, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/PhilipNikolayev

        Does the "f" in "bufniță" become phonetically assimilated to the following "n," and thus become a "v" in pronunciation? I clearly hear "buVniță" in the audio, not "buFniță." Thanks in advance!

        March 23, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/lucytheroo

          Does "bufnita" literally mean little owl? If so, what does "bufa" or "bufna" mean? Thanks!

          August 2, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/crbratu
          • 817

          No, it is not a diminutive. An older word that can also be used is "buhă"

          August 31, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/lucytheroo

            Ok.. Interesting. Mulțumesc!

            August 31, 2018
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