zbor

See also: zboř and zbór

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• zboru

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, most likely Macedonian збор (zbor, “word”), where the transformation from "meeting, gathering" to "word" occurred in the same way as the Aromanian synonym cuvendã (“word”) from Latin conventum or Albanian kuvend; compare Proto-Slavic *sъborъ (“meeting, gathering”) (Serbo-Croatian zbȍr/збо̏р). Akin to zburãscu (“speak”). Not related to Romanian zbor (“flight”).

Noun

zbor n (plural zboarã or zboari/zboare/zbori)

1. word

   Synonyms: cuvendã, grai

Related terms

• zburãscu
• zburest

See also

• grair

Etymology 2

Compare Daco-Romanian zbor. Related to or derived from azboair, or taken from the Romanian word.

Noun

zbor n (plural zboruri)

1. flight

Romanian

Etymology 1

From the verb zbura. Compare Friulian svol, Romansch sgol, svoul, Sardinian bolu, Catalan and French vol, Italian volo, Spanish vuelo.

Noun

zbor n (plural zboruri)

1. flight

Declension

Declension of zbor

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zbor	zborul		zboruri	zborurile
genitive-dative	zbor	zborului		zboruri	zborurilor
vocative	zborule			zborurilor

Derived terms

• își lua zborul
• zbura
• zburat
• zburător

Verb

zbor

1. first-person singular present indicative of zbura

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съборъ (sŭborŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sъborъ (“meeting, gathering”). Doublet of sobor.

Noun

zbor n (plural zboruri)

1. (obsolete) fair, funfair

Declension

Declension of zbor

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zbor	zborul		zboruri	zborurile
genitive-dative	zbor	zborului		zboruri	zborurilor
vocative	zborule			zborurilor

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъborъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zbôr/

Noun

zbȍr m (Cyrillic spelling збо̏р)

1. meeting, gathering
2. (military) assembly
3. (Croatia) choir

Declension

Declension of zbor

	singular	plural
nominative	zbȍr	zbòrovi
genitive	zbora	zborova
dative	zboru	zborovima
accusative	zbor	zborove
vocative	zbore	zborovi
locative	zboru	zborovima
instrumental	zborom	zborovima

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъborъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zbɔr]

Noun

zbor m inan (relational adjective zborový)

1. (music) choir
2. body (advisory)

Declension

Declension of zbor
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	zbor	zbory
genitive	zboru	zborov
dative	zboru	zborom
accusative	zbor	zbory
locative	zbore	zboroch
instrumental	zborom	zbormi

Further reading

• “zbor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025