uib

Romanian[edit]

From a substantivization of Latin obvius (“exposed, lying open; known, familiar”). Compare also the Megleno-Romanian verb nuib.

uib n (plural uiburi)

(regional, Muntenia, Oltenia) territory (area you can see); used in the expression "în uib"
- (Can we date this quote?), PAMFILE, CER. 173., (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  Oamenii nemaiavînd apă... vor alerga în uibul locului, căutînd apă
  For lack of water, people will scour around as far as the eye can see, in search of water.

Declension of uib

uib in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)