gâtlej

Romanian

Etymology

Metathesis of older gâltej (Dosofteiu), derivative of gâlt +‎ -ej (modern gât), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глътъ (glŭtŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gъltъ, related to *glъtati (“to swallow, devour”).

Noun

gâtlej n (plural gâtlejuri)

1. throat

   Synonym: gât

Declension

Declension of gâtlej

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) gâtlej	gâtlejul	(niște) gâtlejuri	gâtlejurile
genitive/dative	(unui) gâtlej	gâtlejului	(unor) gâtlejuri	gâtlejurilor
vocative	gâtlejule		gâtlejurilor

See also

• beregată
• gușă