limbã

See also: limba and limbă

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• limbe

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare to Romanian limbă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlimbɨ], [ˈlimbə]

Noun

limbã f (plural limbi or limbe, definite articulation limba)

1. tongue
2. language

Declension

Declension of limbã

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	(unã) limbã	limba		(nishti, nishte) limbi, limbe	limbili, limbile
genitive-dative	a (unei) limbã, limbi, limbe	ali, ale limbã, limbi, limbe, a limbãljei, limbiljei, limbeljei		a (unor) limbi, limbe	a limbilor, limbiloru, limbelor, limbeloru

The vocative is the same as the indefinite form of the nominative-accusative.

Derived terms

• limbushi / limbushe
• limbutsescu