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cheie

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin clāvis, clāvem.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈke.je]
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Adjective

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cheie m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. key, chief

Declension

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Declension of cheie (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite cheie cheie cheie cheie
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite cheie cheie cheie cheie
definite — — — —

Noun

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cheie f (plural chei)

  1. key (device for unlocking)
  2. key (crucial step or requirement)
  3. wrench, spanner
  4. (music) clef
  5. (in the plural) gorge, ravine

Declension

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Declension of cheie
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) cheie cheia (niște) chei cheile
genitive/dative (unei) chei cheii (unor) chei cheilor
vocative cheie, cheio cheilor
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References

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  1. ^ Gabriela Panã Dindelegan, Martin Maiden, The Grammar of Romanian (2013), page 10: "The consonants [c, ɟ] are an innovation of Daco-Romanian; they originated in the clusters [kʎ] (< Lat. [kl.]), [ɡʎ] (< Lat. [ɡl]), where [l] has undergone palatalization: cheie [ceje] 'key' < clavis, […] "
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