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zgâria

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either from Vulgar Latin root *scaberāre, from Latin scaber, from scabere or from Latin excoriāri, from excoriō, from ex- (off) +‎ corium (hide, skin). Compare Megleno-Romanian zgair, zgăirari.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a zgâria (third-person singular present zgârie, past participle zgâriat, third-person subjunctive zgârie) 1st conjugation

  1. to scratch
  2. to scrape
  3. to gall (chafe/rub)
  4. to scrawl

Conjugation

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