Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic темелиѥ (temelije), from темель (temelĭ) +‎ -иѥ (-ije), from Byzantine Greek θεμέλιον (themélion), from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος (themélios). Compare Old Serbo-Croatian temelije.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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temelie f (plural temelii)

  1. foundation (the lowest part of a building)
    Synonyms: fundație, fundament, temei, bază

Declension

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