gâtlej

Romanian

Etymology

Metathesis of older gâltej (Dosofteiu), derivative of *gâlt (modern gât), borrowed from Common Slavic glutu ‘throat’ with the suffix -ej.[1]

Noun

gâtlej n (plural gâtlejuri)

  1. throat

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See also

References
  1. Lazăr Șăineanu, Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th edn. Editura “Scrisul românesc”, S.A., 1929.
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