fachie

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *facla, from a contraction of Latin facula (“little torch”), from fax (“torch”). Doublet of făclie and faclă (borrowings through Slavic and Greek intermediates), and flacără (from a Vulgar Latin variant form).

Noun

fachie f (plural fachii)

1. (rare) torch (flaming)

Declension

Declension of fachie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) fachie	fachia	(niște) fachii	fachiile
genitive/dative	(unei) fachii	fachiei	(unor) fachii	fachiilor
vocative	fachie, fachio		fachiilor

Synonyms

• torță, făclie, faclă

Related terms

• flacără