Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
It is agreed to be from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to split, carve, cut”), but whether it is a substratum word, akin to Albanian daltë, or an early loan from Proto-Slavic *dolto (compare e.g. Slovak dlato) is disputed.
daltă f (plural dălți)
- chisel
Declension [edit]
declension of daltă
|
singular |
plural |
| gender f |
indefinite articulation |
definite articulation |
indefinite articulation |
definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative |
o daltă |
dalta |
niște dălți |
dălțile |
| genitive/dative |
unei dălți |
dălții |
unor dălți |
dălților |