dublă

See also: dubla and dublą

Romanian

Etymology 1

Feminine of adjective dublu (“double”). The measure sense is an ellipsis of dublu-decalitru (“double decalitre”), with a change to feminine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.blə/
• Rhymes: -ublə
• Hyphenation: du‧blă

Adjective

dublă f

1. indefinite nominative/accusative feminine singular of dublu (“double”)

Noun

dublă f (plural duble)

1. (cinematography) take
2. (historical, Muntenia) dry measure for cereals equal to 2 decalitres

   Synonym: baniță

3. (tennis, table tennis, volleyball, handball) Ellipsis of minge dublă (“double hit”).
4. (backgammon) doubles (dice roll yielding two identical values)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dublă	dubla		duble	dublele
genitive-dative	duble	dublei		duble	dublelor
vocative	dublă, dublo			dublelor

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈblə/
• Rhymes: -ə
• Hyphenation: du‧blă

Verb

dublă

1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of dubla (“to double”)

Further reading

• dublă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Marius Sala, Gheorghe Mihăilă, editors (2009), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 1, part 6, Bucharest: Romanian Academy, →ISBN, page 1510