București

== Romanian == === Alternative forms === Букурешть (București) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === From Bucur (a male given name) +‎ -ești (patronymic or placename suffix). Bucur is the legendary shepherd who is said to have founded the city: his name is often considered to be related to bucurie (“joy”) and bucura (“to become glad”), possibly from Albanian bukur. Alternatively may be derived from a lost word in Romanian relating to pastoral life, ultimately linked to Latin būculus (“young bullock, steer”), diminutive of bōs (“ox, cow”). Compare Old French bugle, French beugler. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.kuˈreʃtʲ/ Rhymes: -eʃtʲ Hyphenation: Bu‧cu‧rești === Proper noun === București m (definite nominative and accusative Bucureștiul, definite genitive and dative Bucureștiului, vocative Bucureștiule) Bucharest (the capital city of Romania) Bucharest (the capital and largest city of Ilfov County, Romania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== România ==== Derived terms ==== bucureștean bucureșteancă ==== Related terms ==== bucura bucurie bucuros === See also === === References ===