creier

Romanian

Alternative forms

• creiel — Banat, rare, archaic, regional

Etymology

Probably from Latin cerebrum, through a Vulgar Latin root *crebrum (which would have initially yielded *creur in Romanian before undergoing further changes; the -eie- may be due to a chip between two -r-'s, or unetymological; cf. also greier). Alternatively, possibly from the diminutive form cerebellum, through a root *crebellum (compare the rare and dated variant regional form creiel and Aromanian criel (also found in Megleno-Romanian), variant of crier).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrejer/

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Noun

creier m (plural creieri)

1. brain
2. intelligence
3. mind, spirit
4. (figurative, in expressions- e.g. creierul munților) a remote and difficult to reach location high in the center of a mountain chain

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	creier	creierul		creieri	creierii
genitive-dative	creier	creierului		creieri	creierilor
vocative	creierule			creierilor

Related terms

• cerebel