dublă

See also: dubla and dublą

Romanian

Etymology 1

Feminine of adjective dublu (“double”). The measure sense is an ellipsis of dublu-decalitru (“double decalitre”), with a change to feminine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.blə/
  • Rhymes: -ublə
  • Hyphenation: du‧blă

Adjective

dublă f

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative feminine singular of dublu (“double”)

Noun

dublă f (plural duble)

  1. (cinematography) take
  2. (historical, Muntenia) dry measure for cereals equal to 2 decalitres
    Synonym: baniță
  3. (tennis, table tennis, volleyball, handball) ellipsis of minge dublă (“double hit”)
  4. (backgammon) doubles (dice roll yielding two identical values)
Declension
Declension of dublă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dublă dubla duble dublele
genitive-dative duble dublei duble dublelor
vocative dublă, dublo dublelor

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈblə/
  • Rhymes: -ə
  • Hyphenation: du‧blă

Verb

dublă

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of dubla (“to double”)

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