băia

See also: baia, Baia, and baía

Romanian

Etymology 1

From baie +‎ -a.

Verb

a băia (third-person singular present băiază, past participle băiat) 1st conjugation

  1. To bathe
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Probably from Vulgar Latin *baiāre, from Latin baiulāre (to carry a burden). The sense was likely reinterpreted as "to bear a pregnancy" and then "to raise/care for a child."[1] Compare Italian balia.

Verb

a băia (third-person singular present băiază, past participle băiat) 1st conjugation

  1. To care for or feed an infant.
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Boerescu, Pârvu. Elementele de Substrat (Autohtone) ale Limbii Române - Compendiu. București: Editura Academiei Române, 2018. Page 141.