Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ingenuclāre < *ingenuculāre, from Latin geniculum. Compare Aromanian ndzinuclju, ndzinucljedzu, ndzinucljari, Italian inginocchiare, French agenouiller, Portuguese ajoelhar, Spanish ahinojar, Catalan agenollar.

Verb

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a îngenunchea (third-person singular present îngenunchează or îngenunche, past participle îngenuncheat) 1st conj.

  1. to kneel, kneel down
  2. to subdue, subjugate
    Synonyms: supune, subjuga, aservi, închina

Conjugation

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or alternative -ez conjugation:

Derived terms

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