vârtej

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врътежь (vrŭtežĭ), from врьтѣти (vrĭtěti, “to turn around”) +‎ -ежь (-ežĭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьrtěti. A link to Latin vertigium is highly improbable.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vârtej n (plural vârtejuri)

1. whirlpool, eddy, vortex

   Synonyms: volbură, vâltoare

2. dizziness, vertigo

   Synonyms: amețeală, zăpăceală

Declension

Declension of vârtej

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) vârtej	vârtejul	(niște) vârtejuri	vârtejurile
genitive/dative	(unui) vârtej	vârtejului	(unor) vârtejuri	vârtejurilor
vocative	vârtejule		vârtejurilor

Derived terms

• învârteji

Related terms

• învârti