dărăpăna

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • derăpăna

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin root *derapināre / *deripināre, or from Latin deruncināre, the present active infinitive of deruncinō (to plane off, level, shave), probably via an intermediate form *deru(n)quināre, as qup is a common sound shift.[1]

Verb

a dărăpăna (third-person singular present dărapănă, past participle dărăpănat) 1st conj.

  1. (dated) to ruin, deteriorate, dilapidate
    Synonyms: ruina, distruge, dărâma

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