nestimat
Romanian
Alternative forms
- nestemat
Etymology
Inherited from Latin aestimātus, with the prefix ne- added later within Romanian.
Cf. French inestimable and Latin inaestimābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnes.tiˈmat/
Adjective
nestimat m or n (feminine singular nestimată, masculine plural nestimați, feminine and neuter plural nestimate)
- (archaic) precious, invaluable, priceless
- Synonyms: inapreciabil, inestimabil, neestimabil, neprețuit, prețios
- Antonym: stimat
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | nestimat | nestimată | nestimați | nestimate | |||
| definite | nestimatul | nestimata | nestimații | nestimatele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | nestimat | nestimate | nestimați | nestimate | |||
| definite | nestimatului | nestimatei | nestimaților | nestimatelor | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “nestimat”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025