frânghie

Romanian

Alternative forms

• frînghie — old orthography
• frâmbie, frimbie, fimbrie, fringhie — archaic or regional

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Late Latin fimbria (“fringe, border, edge”), from Latin fimbriae. Compare French frange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [frɨnˈɡi.e]

• Audio:

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Noun

frânghie f (plural frânghii)

1. rope

   Synonyms: coardă, funie

2. (regional, Banat) belt

   Synonyms: centură, cingătoare

3. (regional, Oltenia) hank of wool

Declension

Declension of frânghie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) frânghie	frânghia	(niște) frânghii	frânghiile
genitive/dative	(unei) frânghii	frânghiei	(unor) frânghii	frânghiilor
vocative	frânghie, frânghio		frânghiilor

Derived terms

• frânghier
• frânghierit

Related terms

• frâmbiat

Further reading

• frânghie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)