dublă

See also: dubla and dublą

Romanian

Etymology 1

Feminine of adjective dublu (“double”). The measure sense is an ellipsis of dublu-decalitru (“double decalitre”), with a change to feminine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.blə/
  • Rhymes: -ublə
  • Hyphenation: du‧blă

Adjective

dublă f

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative feminine singular of dublu (“double”)

Noun

dublă f (plural duble)

  1. (cinematography) take
  2. (historical, Muntenia) dry measure for cereals equal to 2 decalitres
    Synonym: baniță
  3. (tennis, table tennis, volleyball, handball) ellipsis of minge dublă (“double hit”)
  4. (backgammon) doubles (dice roll yielding two identical values)
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dublă dubla duble dublele
genitive-dative duble dublei duble dublelor
vocative dublă, dublo dublelor

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈblə/
  • Rhymes: -ə
  • Hyphenation: du‧blă

Verb

dublă

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of dubla (“to double”)

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