asurzi

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *assurdīre, itself either from Latin surdus or obsurdescere. Compare Aromanian asurdzãscu, asurdzãri, Italian assordire, French assourdir. Cf. also Portuguese ensurdecer, Spanish ensordecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌa.surˈzi]

Verb

a asurzi (third-person singular present asurzește, past participle asurzit) 4th conjugation

  1. (transitive) to deafen
  2. (intransitive) to become deaf

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