palavră

See also: palavra

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پالاوره (palavra), from Spanish palabra, Latin parabola. Doublet of parabolă, parolă, and palabră.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈla.vrə/
  • Rhymes: -avrə
  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧vră

Noun

palavră f (plural palavre)

  1. (chiefly in the plural, now literary) twaddle, nonsense

Declension

Declension of palavră
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative palavră palavra palavre palavrele
genitive-dative palavre palavrei palavre palavrelor
vocative palavră, palavro palavrelor

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