bălăi

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See also: balai, bālai, and bălai

Romanian

Etymology

Probably imitative in origin. Compare Serbo-Croatian blejati, German bellen, Latin bālāre (whence Spanish balar). The Romanian word was thought by some to be linked to or derived from the Latin one.[1]

Verb

a bălăi (third-person singular present bălăiește, past participle bălăit) 4th conjugation

  1. (uncommon) to baa, bleat, blat
    Synonym: behăi

Conjugation

    conjugation of bălăi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a bălăi
gerund bălăind
past participle bălăit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present bălăiesc bălăiești bălăiește bălăim bălăiți bălăiesc
imperfect bălăiam bălăiai bălăia bălăiam bălăiați bălăiau
simple perfect bălăii bălăiși bălăi bălăirăm bălăirăți bălăiră
pluperfect bălăisem bălăiseși bălăise bălăiserăm bălăiserăți bălăiseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să bălăiesc să bălăiești să bălăiască să bălăim să bălăiți să bălăiască
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative bălăiește bălăiți
negative nu bălăi nu bălăiți

References

  1. ^ bălăi in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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