See also: limba and limbă

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare to Romanian limbă.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlimbɨ], [ˈlimbə]

Noun

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limbã f (plural limbi or limbe, definite articulation limba)

  1. tongue
  2. language

Declension

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Declension of limbã
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative (unã) limbã limba (nishti, nishte) limbi, limbe limbili, limbile
genitive-dative a (unei) limbã, limbi, limbe ali, ale limbã, limbi, limbe, a limbãljei, limbiljei, limbeljei a (unor) limbi, limbe a limbilor, limbiloru, limbelor, limbeloru

The vocative is the same as the indefinite form of the nominative-accusative.

Derived terms

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