pârghie

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pergla, from Latin pergula, with the meaning of a stall outside of a hut or a support for vines changing to that of a small girder or beam.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pârghie f (plural pârghii)

  1. lever
  2. (figuratively) key factor

Declension

Declension of pârghie
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pârghie pârghia pârghii pârghiile
genitive-dative pârghii pârghiei pârghii pârghiilor
vocative pârghie, pârghio pârghiilor