amenința

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • amenița, menința, menița (rare)

Etymology

From Latin root *amminaciare, from mināciae (threats) < minācia, from minax (threatening), from minārī, present active infinitive of minor (threaten). Compare Catalan amenaçar, French menacer, Italian minacciare, Occitan amenaçar, Portuguese ameaçar, Sicilian amminazzari, Spanish amenazar.

Verb

a amenința (third-person singular present amenință, past participle amenințat1st conj.

  1. to threaten

Conjugation

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