Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *impungāre, from Latin pungāre, or with the în- prefix added later in Romanian. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *pungō, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (prick, punch).

Verb

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a împunge (third-person singular present împunge, past participle împuns) 3rd conj.

  1. to thrust
  2. to prod, goad
  3. to prick

Conjugation

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