aripă

See also: aripã

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin alapa (“blow, slap, smack”), or ālipēs ("winged on the feet"), ultimately from āla. Compare Aromanian aripã, arpã, French aube, Spanish álabe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈri.pə/, /ˈa.ri.pə/
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Noun

aripă f (plural aripi)

  1. wing (part of an animal)
  2. (ichthyology) fin (part of an animal)
    Synonym: înotătoare
  3. wing (a part of a machine that resembles an animal wing)
    1. mudguard
    2. aircraft wing
  4. (figurative) wing, faction (faction of a political movement)
  5. (figurative) shelter, protection
  6. vane (on a windmill)

Declension
Declension of aripă
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) aripă aripa (niște) aripi aripile
genitive/dative (unei) aripi aripii (unor) aripi aripilor
vocative — —

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