creier

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin cerebrum, through a Vulgar Latin root *crebrum (which would have initially yielded *creur in Romanian before undergoing further changes; the -eie- may be due to a chip between two -r-'s, or unetymological; cf. also greier). Alternatively, possibly from the diminutive form cerebellum, through a root *crebellum (compare the rare and dated variant regional form creiel and Aromanian criel (also found in Megleno-Romanian), variant of crier).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrejer/
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Noun

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creier m (plural creieri)

  1. brain
  2. intelligence
  3. mind, spirit
  4. (figurative, in expressions- e.g. creierul munților) a remote and difficult to reach location high in the center of a mountain chain

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