țeapă

See also: teapa, teapă, and țeapa

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Albanian thep (“peak, point”) or a substratum term cognate to it. Compare also Italian zeppa, inzeppare and Proto-Slavic *cĕpa.

Noun

țeapă f (plural țepi)

1. stick
2. spike
3. thorn, prick, spine, splinter
4. trick; cheat; fraud

Declension

Declension of țeapă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) țeapă	țeapa	(niște) țepi	țepile
genitive/dative	(unei) țepi	țepii	(unor) țepi	țepilor
vocative	țeapă, țeapo		țepilor

Derived terms

• înțepa