aripă
See also: aripã
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin alapa (“blow, slap, smack”), or ālipēs ("winged on the feet"), ultimately from āla. Compare Aromanian aripã, arpã, French aube, Spanish álabe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aripă f (plural aripi)
- wing (part of an animal)
- (ichthyology) fin (part of an animal)
- Synonym: înotătoare
- wing (a part of a machine that resembles an animal wing)
- (figurative) wing, faction (faction of a political movement)
- (figurative) shelter, protection
- vane (on a windmill)
Declension edit
Declension of aripă