gâtlej
Romanian
Etymology
Metathesis of older gâltej (Dosofteiu), derivative of *gâlt (modern gât), borrowed from Common Slavic glutu ‘throat’ with the suffix -ej.[1]
Noun
gâtlej n (plural gâtlejuri)
- throat
Synonyms
- gât
See also
- beregată
- gușă
References
- Lazăr Șăineanu, Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th edn. Editura “Scrisul românesc”, S.A., 1929.