jertfă

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жрьтва (žrĭtva), from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒer.tfə]

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Noun

jertfă f (plural jertfe)

1. sacrifice

   Synonym: sacrificiu

2. oblation, offering
3. (figurative) victim

   Synonym: victimă

Declension

Declension of jertfă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) jertfă	jertfa	(niște) jertfe	jertfele
genitive/dative	(unei) jertfe	jertfei	(unor) jertfe	jertfelor
vocative	jertfă, jertfo		jertfelor

Further reading

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