limbă

See also: limba and limbã

Romanian

Alternative forms

• лимбэ (Moldavian spelling)

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare Sardinian limba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimbə/

Noun

limbă f (plural limbi)

1. tongue
2. language

Declension

declension of limbă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) limbă	limba	(niște) limbi	limbile
genitive/dative	(unei) limbi	limbii	(unor) limbi	limbilor
vocative	limbă, limbo		limbilor

Derived terms

• limbaj
• limbă vecină (“hart's-tongue fern, Scolopendrium vulgare”)

Related terms

• limbut
• lingură