embolic
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
Adjective edit
embolic (comparative more embolic, superlative most embolic)
Derived terms edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From embolicar (“to wrap, entangle”). First attested in 1653.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
embolic m (plural embolics)
- mess
- Quin embolic has fet amb tots els papers, m'ha costat una hora ordenar-los!
- What a mess you made with all the papers, it took me an hour to organize them!
- confusion
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “embolic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “embolic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “embolic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “embolic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French embolique.
Adjective edit
embolic m or n (feminine singular embolică, masculine plural embolici, feminine and neuter plural embolice)
Declension edit
Declension of embolic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | embolic | embolică | embolici | embolice | ||
definite | embolicul | embolica | embolicii | embolicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | embolic | embolice | embolici | embolice | ||
definite | embolicului | embolicei | embolicilor | embolicelor |