aripă
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See also: aripã
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin alapa (“blow, slap, smack”), or ālipēs ("winged on the feet"), ultimately from āla. Compare Aromanian aripã, arpã, French aube, Spanish álabe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aripă f (plural aripi)
- wing (part of an animal)
- (ichthyology) fin (part of an animal)
- Synonym: înotătoare
- wing (a part of a machine that resembles an animal wing)
- (figurative) wing, faction (faction of a political movement)
- (figurative) shelter, protection
- vane (on a windmill)
Declension[edit]
Declension of aripă