datorie

Romanian

Etymology

From dator (“debtor”) +‎ -ie, from Latin dēbitor (“debtor”). Sense 3 results from conflation with the verb da (“to give”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /da.toˈri.e/
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  • Rhymes: -ie
  • Hyphenation: da‧to‧ri‧e

Noun

datorie f (plural datorii)

  1. debt
  2. duty
    Synonyms: datorință (dated), îndatorire
  4. (obsolete) what has been given
  5. (folk poetic) habit, custom

Further reading

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