speria

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *expa(v)orere or Latin expavēre, present active infinitive of expaveō, from Latin pavor. The exact development or derivation is unclear, however: proposals have included a root *exparere or *expavorāre. More likely, it was the result of confusion between or combination with several Latin roots. Compare Aromanian aspar, aspãreari, Megleno-Romanian spar, spăreari, Italian spaurire (“to scare”), spaurare; cf. also Portuguese espavorir, espavorecer, Occitan espavordir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (most commonly) /speˈrja/, (prescribed) /spe.riˈa/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: spe‧ri‧a

Verb

a speria (third-person singular present sperie, past participle speriat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to scare, to frighten
    Synonym: (relatively literary) înspăimânta
  2. (reflexive) to get scared, have a scare [+ de (of)]

Conjugation
    conjugation of speria (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a speria
gerund speriind
past participle speriat
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 sperii sperii sperie speriem speriați sperie
imperfect speriam speriai speria speriam speriați speriau
simple perfect speriai speriași sperie speriarăm speriarăți speriară
pluperfect speriasem speriaseși speriase speriaserăm speriaserăți speriaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să sperii să sperii să sperie să speriem să speriați să sperie
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative sperie speriați
negative nu speria nu speriați

Derived terms

References
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