foamete

Romanian

Alternative forms

• фоамете (foamete) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Probably from foame, or from an unknown Latin root derived from fames as a parallel formation to foame. Compare also the plural declension of words like cap > capete. Another possibility is that it was influenced in spoken Latin by fomes, fomitem. Compare Aromanian foamitã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo̯a.me.te/
• Rhymes: -amete
• Hyphenation: foa‧me‧te

Noun

foamete f (plural foamete)

1. famine, starvation

Declension

Declension of foamete

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) foamete	foametea	(niște) foamete	foametele
genitive/dative	(unei) foamete	foametei	(unor) foamete	foametelor
vocative	foamete, foameteo		foametelor

Derived terms

• înfometa
• fometos

Related terms

• foame