Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin de-excitus or more likely from dispectus. Also possibly a back-formation from deștepta (to wake up). Compare Aromanian dishteptu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [deʃˈtept]
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Adjective

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deștept m or n (feminine singular deșteaptă, masculine plural deștepți, feminine and neuter plural deștepte)

  1. awake (in the sense of being wise or clever)
  2. smart, bright, clever, intelligent

Declension

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See also

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Verb

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deștept

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of deștepta