bătaie
Appearance
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō. Doublet of bătălie, which entered through the intermediate of another language.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bătaie f (plural bătăi)
- beating
- fight, scuffle, scrimmage (informal, spontaneous, mutual physical aggression)
- Iar te uiți la videoclipuri cu bătăi pe internet?
- Are you watching fight videos on the internet again?
- range, reach of a device
- Lupul e acum în bătaia puștii.
- The wolf is now in the gun’s range.
- beat, stroke, rhythmical movement
- bătaia inimii ― heartbeat
- bătăi pe minut ― beats per minute
- Frecvența bătăii aripilor unei păsări depinde de mărimea ei.
- A bird’s wing flapping frequency depends on its size.
- knock (such as on the door)
- bătaie la ușă ― knock on the door
- (archaic) Synonym of bătălie (“battle”)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | bătaie | bătaia | bătăi | bătăile | |
genitive-dative | bătăi | bătăii | bătăi | bătăilor | |
vocative | bătaie, bătaio | bătăilor |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- bătaie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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