zgârci

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съгръчити (sŭgrŭčiti).

Verb

a zgârci (third-person singular present zgârcește, past participle zgârcit) 4th conjugation

(transitive, reflexive)

  1. to contract, shrink, shrivel
  2. to clench
  3. to strain
  4. (of plants) to not grow; remain underdeveloped
  5. (figurative) to become or make more expensive
Conjugation
    conjugation of zgârci (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a zgârci
gerund zgârcind
past participle zgârcit
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 zgârcesc zgârcești zgârcește zgârcim zgârciți zgârcesc
imperfect zgârceam zgârceai zgârcea zgârceam zgârceați zgârceau
simple perfect zgârcii zgârciși zgârci zgârcirăm zgârcirăți zgârciră
pluperfect zgârcisem zgârciseși zgârcise zgârciserăm zgârciserăți zgârciseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să zgârcesc să zgârcești să zgârcească să zgârcim să zgârciți să zgârcească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative zgârcește zgârciți
negative nu zgârci nu zgârciți

Etymology 2

From the above verb.

Noun

zgârci n (plural zgârciuri)

  1. gristle
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