ghimpe

Romanian

Alternative forms

• ghimp

Etymology

Possibly a substratum word, akin to or derived from Albanian gjemb, or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *pungulus, from Latin pungō (compare Italian pungolo) through intermediate roots *punglu > *glumpu through metathesis > *ghiumpu > ghimp(u).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡimpe/

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Noun

ghimpe m (plural ghimpi)

1. thorn
2. needle (of pine tree)
3. eyesore

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ghimpe	ghimpele		ghimpi	ghimpii
genitive-dative	ghimpe	ghimpelui		ghimpi	ghimpilor
vocative	ghimpe			ghimpilor

Synonyms

• spin, aculeu