Watering station
Definition
A specially designed place, usually large, equipped with long troughs and basins near a river or a well, intended for the collective watering of flocks or herds of cattle; it can also designate a primitive waterer or the massive, organized act of hydrating livestock in a pastoral community.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Watering station
- Collective trough
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, with standard regional structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Archaic noun derived by appending the functional augmentative/collective suffix '-oi' to the verbal root 'adăpa'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.də.ˈpoj] |
| Source | Lexicon of Pre-Modern Romanian Syntax and Toponymy |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Ciobanii au strâns sutele de oi la un adăpoi amenajat cu bazine din trunchiuri de brad.
EN: The shepherds gathered the hundreds of sheep at a watering station equipped with basins made of fir trunks.
RO: Harta veche a moșiei arăta drumul oilor care ducea direct către acel adăpoi de pe malul râului.
EN: The old map of the estate showed the sheep trail leading directly toward that collective watering place on the riverbank.
RO: Vara, când izvoarele secau, acest adăpoi rămânea singura salvare pentru cirezile din tot satul.
EN: In summer, when the springs dried up, this watering hub remained the only salvation for the herds of the whole village.
Idioms & Phrases
Adăpoi de vite / Cattle watering station
RO: Zonă întinsă aflată la marginea pășunii comunale, destinată adăpării concomitente a multor animale.
EN: A wide area located at the edge of the communal pasture, intended for the concurrent watering of many animals.
Drumul spre adăpoi / Watering trail
RO: Cale bătătorită de copitele animalelor care leagă zona de pășunat de sursa principală de apă potabilă.
EN: A path packed down by animal hooves linking the grazing zone to the main source of drinking water.
Rânduiala la adăpoi / Watering station rules
RO: Set de norme tradiționale menite să prevină amestecarea turmelor aparținând diferiților gospodari.
EN: A set of traditional rules intended to prevent the mixing of flocks belonging to different householders.
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