înceta

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētor, with the prefix în- added in Romanian. Compare also Latin inquiētō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɨn.t͡ʃeˈta/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: în‧ce‧ta
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Verb

a înceta (third-person singular present încetează or (uncommon) înceată, past participle încetat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive) to stop, cease, end
    Synonyms: se opri, se sfârși, se termina, (literary or rustic) conteni
  2. (transitive, less common) to suspend, put an end to, break off, discontinue
    Synonyms: opri, pune capăt, (literary) curma, (formal) întrerupe, (formal) sista, (formal) suspenda
  3. (intransitive) to stop an activity of oneself [+ din (object)]
    Synonyms: se opri, (literary or rustic) conteni, (informal) termina
    a înceta din viață (formal) ― to die

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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