scânteie

Romanian

Alternative forms

• scînteie — old orthography
• schinteie — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *scantilia, from Latin scintilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɨnˈte.je/

Noun

scânteie f (plural scântei)

1. spark
2. sparkle, glint, gleam
3. scintilla

Declension

Declension of scânteie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) scânteie	scânteia	(niște) scântei	scânteile
genitive/dative	(unei) scântei	scânteii	(unor) scântei	scânteilor
vocative	scânteie, scânteio		scânteilor

Derived terms

• scânteia