obârșie

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic обръшь (obrŭšĭ, height), from обвьръшати (obvĭrŭšati), from об- (ob-, around) +‎ врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, peak) +‎ -ати (-ati, forms verbs) from *ob- +‎ *vьrxъ (top) +‎ *-ati.

Noun

obârșie f (plural obârșii)

  1. origin, source
    Synonyms: origine, sursă
  2. spring (of a river)
    Synonym: izvor
  3. peak
    Synonyms: vârf, culme

Declension