spăimânta

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. Alternative form of înspăimânta