creier
Romanian
Alternative forms
- creiel (rare, archaic, regional; Banat)
Etymology
Probably from Latin cerebrum, through a root 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
Noun
creier m (plural creieri)
- brain
- intelligence
- mind, spirit
- (figurative, in expressions- e.g. creierul munților) a remote and difficult to reach location high in the center of a mountain chain
Declension
Declension of creier
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) creier | creierul | (niște) creieri | creierii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) creier | creierului | (unor) creieri | creierilor |
| vocative | creierule | creierilor | ||