spăimânta

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • spământa, speminta — archaic/regional

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *expaventāre, itself from the present participle of Latin expaveō, expavēre. This form probably influenced by spaimă. Compare Italian spaventare, Spanish espantar, French épouvanter.

Verb

a spăimânta (third-person singular present înspăimântă, past participle înspăimântat) 1st conjugation

  1. alternative form of înspăimânta
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