spăimânta

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin root *expaventāre, itself from the present participle of Latin expaveō, expavēre. This form probably influenced by spaimă. Compare Italian spaventare, Spanish espantar, French épouvanter.

Verb

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a spăimânta (third-person singular present înspăimântă, past participle înspăimântat) 1st conj.

  1. Alternative form of înspăimânta