anvãrtescu

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• nvãrtescu, anvãrtest

Etymology

From ãn + a Proto-Slavic *vьrtěti (compare Serbo-Croatian вртети (vrtjeti), Bulgarian въртя (vǎrtja)), with the Aromanian suffix -escu. Inheritance from Latin invertere or vertere is not probable. Compare Romanian învârti, învârtesc, Megleno-Romanian ạnvărtes.

Verb

anvãrtescu first-singular present indicative (past participle anvãrtitã)

1. to spin, turn, twist, roll, turn about, whirl
2. (reflexive, mi-anvãrtescu) to spin, turn, whirl (oneself)

Related terms

• anvãrtiri / anvãrtire
• anvãrtit