gâtlej
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Metathesis of older gâltej (Dosofteiu), derivative of gâlt + -ej (modern gât), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глътъ (glŭtŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gъltъ, related to *glъtati (“to swallow, devour”).[1]
Noun
[edit]gâtlej n (plural gâtlejuri)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | gâtlej | gâtlejul | gâtlejuri | gâtlejurile | |
| genitive-dative | gâtlej | gâtlejului | gâtlejuri | gâtlejurilor | |
| vocative | gâtlejule | gâtlejurilor | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lazăr Șăineanu, Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th edn. Editura “Scrisul românesc”, S.A., 1929.