Romanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съгръчити (sŭgrŭčiti).

Verb edit

a zgârci (third-person singular present zgârcește, past participle zgârcit) 4th conj.

(transitive, reflexive)

  1. to contract, shrink, shrivel
  2. to clench
  3. to strain
  4. (of plants) to not grow; remain underdeveloped
  5. (figurative) to become or make more expensive
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the above verb.

Noun edit

zgârci n (plural zgârciuri)

  1. gristle