Possibly borrowed from Albanian thep (“peak, point”) or a substratum term cognate to it. Compare also Italian zeppa, inzeppare and Proto-Slavic *cĕpa.
țeapă f (plural țepi)
- stick
- spike
- thorn, prick, spine, splinter
- trick; cheat; fraud
Declension of țeapă
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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| nominative/accusative
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(o) țeapă
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țeapa
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(niște) țepi
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țepile
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| genitive/dative
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(unei) țepi
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țepii
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(unor) țepi
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țepilor
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| vocative
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țeapă, țeapo
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țepilor
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