gâtlej

Romanian

Etymology

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

gâtlej n (plural gâtlejuri)

  1. throat
    Synonym: gât

Declension
Declension of gâtlej
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gâtlej gâtlejul (niște) gâtlejuri gâtlejurile
genitive/dative (unui) gâtlej gâtlejului (unor) gâtlejuri gâtlejurilor
vocative gâtlejule gâtlejurilor

See also

References
  1. Lazăr Șăineanu, Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th edn. Editura “Scrisul românesc”, S.A., 1929.
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