Metathesis of older gâltej (Dosofteiu), derivative of gâlt + -ej (modern gât), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глътъ (glŭtŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gъltъ, related to *glъtati (“to swallow, devour”).[1]
gâtlej n (plural gâtlejuri)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gâtlej | gâtlejul | (niște) gâtlejuri | gâtlejurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) gâtlej | gâtlejului | (unor) gâtlejuri | gâtlejurilor |
vocative | gâtlejule | gâtlejurilor |