limbă
See also: limba and limbã
Romanian
Alternative forms
- лимбэ (Moldavian spelling)
Etymology
From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare Sardinian limba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlimbə/
Noun
limbă f (plural limbi)
- tongue
- language
Declension
declension of limbă
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) limbă | limba | (niște) limbi | limbile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) limbi | limbii | (unor) limbi | limbilor |
| vocative | limbă, limbo | limbilor | ||
Derived terms
- limbaj
- limbă vecină (“hart's-tongue fern, Scolopendrium vulgare”)
Related terms
- limbut
- lingură