chibrit

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كبریت (kibrit), from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā) / ܟܶܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ (kĕḇrīṯā, “sulfur”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, “sulfur; firebrand”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

chibrit n (plural chibrituri)

1. match (device to make fire)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chibrit	chibritul	chibrituri	chibriturile
genitive-dative	chibrit	chibritului	chibrituri	chibriturilor
vocative	chibritule		chibriturilor