temniță

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тьмьница (tĭmĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnica, from *tьmьnъ + *-ica, from *tьma + *-ьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtem.ni.tsə/

Noun

temniță f (plural temnițe or temniți)

  1. dungeon, prison, jail
    Synonyms: închisoare, pușcărie

Declension

Descendants

  • Sathmar Swabian: Temitz
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