răbda

Probably from an earlier *arăbdare, from a Vulgar Latin *ēlib(ī)dāre (“to force oneself not to desire”), from Latin ē in privative sense + libīdō, with a later apheresis of the initial a-, cf. Aromanian aravdu, arãvdari.

Another theory is that it derives from a Vulgar Latin root *reemendāre, from Latin emendāre (through an intermediate early Romanian form *remda → *rembda). Yet another derives it from Latin rīgidāre. Other more improbable theories derive it from Slavic root raditi ("take care of"), Latin root reobdurāre, a derivative of Latin regere, Latin rabidāre, Latin repedāre, or Latin *rubidāre (“to rage”).

• IPA^(key): [rəbˈda]

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a răbda (third-person singular present rabdă, past participle răbdat, third-person subjunctive rabde) 1st conjugation

1. to endure
2. to bide
3. to have patience

• îndura

• răbdare