chibrit

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كبریت (kibrit), from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā) / ܟܶܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ (kĕḇrīṯā, “sulfur”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, “sulfur; firebrand”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

chibrit n (plural chibrituri)

1. match (device to make fire)

Declension

Declension of chibrit

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chibrit	chibritul		chibrituri	chibriturile
genitive-dative	chibrit	chibritului		chibrituri	chibriturilor
vocative	chibritule			chibriturilor