strâmt

See also: stramt

Romanian

Alternative forms

• strimt, strâmpt

Alternative forms

• strîmt — old orthography

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *strinctus, from Latin strictus. Compare Aromanian strimtu. A similar nasal infix occurred in old Italian and Neapolitan strinto, Friulian strent, Venetan strento, Logudorese Sardinian istrintu, French étreint. Doublet of strict, ultimately borrowed from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strɨmt/

Adjective

strâmt m or n (feminine singular strâmtă, masculine plural strâmți, feminine and neuter plural strâmte)

1. narrow, tight

   Synonym: îngust

Declension

Declension of strâmt

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	strâmt		strâmtă	strâmți	strâmte
	definite	strâmtul		strâmta	strâmții	strâmtele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	strâmt		strâmte	strâmți	strâmte
	definite	strâmtului		strâmtei	strâmților	strâmtilor

Derived terms

• strâmta
• strâmtoare

Related terms

• strâmtură
• strânge