abataj

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbatai̯/

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• Rhymes: -atai̯
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧taj

Adjective

abataj

1. plural of abata

Romanian

Alternative forms

• абатаж (abataj) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der.

Germanicbor.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der.

Gaulishbor.

Latin battuō

Latin battō

Late Latin abbattō

Old French abatre

Middle French abbatre

French abattre

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin -āticum

Old French -age

Middle French -age

French -age

French abattagebor.

Romanian abataj

Borrowed from French abattage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈtaʒ/
• Rhymes: -aʒ
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧táj

Noun

abataj n (plural abataje)

1. a process of separating mineral ores from rock
2. the process of felling trees
3. butchering animals

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	abataj	abatajul	abataje	abatajele
genitive-dative	abataj	abatajului	abataje	abatajelor
vocative	abatajule		abatajelor

Further reading

• “abataj”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026