nestimat

Romanian

Alternative forms

• nestemat

Etymology

Cf. French inestimable and Latin inaestimābilis.

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Inherited from Latin aestimātus, with the prefix ne- added later within Romanian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nestimˈat]
• IPA^(key): /ˌnes.tiˈmat/

Adjective

nestimat m or n (feminine singular nestimată, masculine plural nestimați, feminine and neuter plural nestimate)

1. (archaic) precious, invaluable, priceless

   Synonyms: inapreciabil, inestimabil, neestimabil, neprețuit, prețios

   Antonym: stimat

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Declension

Declension of nestimat

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	nestimat		nestimată		nestimați	nestimate
	definite	nestimatul		nestimata		nestimații	nestimatele
genitive- dative	indefinite	nestimat		nestimate		nestimați	nestimate
	definite	nestimatului		nestimatei		nestimaților	nestimatelor

Derived terms

• nestemată f

Related terms

• estima
• inestimabil

References

• nestimat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)