gâtlej

Romanian

Etymology

Metathesis of older gâltej (Dosofteiu), derivative of gâlt +‎ -ej (modern gât), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глътъ (glŭtŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gъltъ, related to *glъtati (“to swallow, devour”).[1]

Noun

gâtlej n (plural gâtlejuri)

  1. throat
    Synonym: gât

Declension

Declension of gâtlej
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gâtlej gâtlejul gâtlejuri gâtlejurile
genitive-dative gâtlej gâtlejului gâtlejuri gâtlejurilor
vocative gâtlejule gâtlejurilor

See also

References

  1. ^ Lazăr Șăineanu, Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th edn. Editura “Scrisul românesc”, S.A., 1929.
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