împunge

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *impungere, from Latin pungere, or with the în- prefix added later in Romanian. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *pungō, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (prick, punch).

Verb

a împunge (third-person singular present împunge, past participle împuns, third-person subjunctive împungă) 3rd conjugation

  1. to thrust
  2. to prod, goad
  3. to prick

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