mormânt

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin monumentum. Compare Aromanian murmintu, Sardinian morimentu. Doublet of the borrowing monument.

The /n/ to /r/ phonetical evolution is due to rhotacism which existed in some dialects of Old Romanian.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mormânt n (plural morminte)

  1. grave, tomb

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mormânt mormântul morminte mormintele
genitive-dative mormânt mormântului morminte mormintelor
vocative mormântule mormintelor

Derived terms

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