Romanian edit

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Etymology edit

Probably from foame, or from an unknown Latin root derived from fames as a parallel formation to foame. Compare also the plural declension of words like cap > capete. Another possibility is that it was influenced in spoken Latin by fomes, fomitem. Compare Aromanian foamitã.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfo̯a.me.te/
  • Rhymes: -amete
  • Hyphenation: foa‧me‧te

Noun edit

foamete f (plural foamete)

  1. famine, starvation

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