катун

Macedonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkatun]
  • Hyphenation: ка‧тун

Etymology 1

Akin to Serbo-Croatian katun, Albanian katund, Romanian cătun.

Noun

катун • (katun) m (plural катуни, relational adjective катунски)

  1. settlement (a temporary summer cattle-breeding settlement high in the mountains, with huts, cottages, pens etc.)
  2. hamlet, village
  3. tent (specifically a Roma tent outside a settlement, which serves as a temporary residence during the summer)
Declension
Declension of катун
singular plural
indefinite катун катуни
definite unspecified катунот катуните
definite proximal катунов катуниве
definite distal катунон катунине
vocative катуне катуни
count form — катуна
Derived terms
  • катунар m (katunar)
  • катунарка f (katunarka)
  • катуниште n (katunište)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Turkish keten, from Arabic كَتَّان (kattān). Compare Azerbaijani kətan.

Noun

катун • (katun) m

  1. linen
    Synonym: лен (len)
Declension
Declension of катун
singular
indefinite катун
definite unspecified катунот
definite proximal катунов
definite distal катунон
vocative катуне

References
  • “катун” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
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