văpaie

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Albanian vapë (“hot weather”), from Old Italian vapa (“vapor”), from Latin vapor (“heat, hot air”), though the relationship between the words is uncertain. Another theory is that it is linked to a Vulgar Latin root *vapalia, from vapa. Compare Sicilian vampa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈpa.je/
• Rhymes: -aje
• Hyphenation: vă‧pa‧ie

Noun

văpaie f (plural văpăi) (now literary)

1. flame, blaze
2. (figuratively) passion

Declension

Declension of văpaie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) văpaie	văpaia	(niște) văpăi	văpăile
genitive/dative	(unei) văpăi	văpăii	(unor) văpăi	văpăilor
vocative	văpaie, văpaio		văpăilor

Synonyms

• flacără
• pară