zvânta

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • svânta

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *exventō, exventāre, from Latin ventus (wind). Compare Aromanian zvintu, zvintari, Catalan esventar, French éventer, Italian sventare, Old Occitan esventar, Sicilian sbintari.

Verb

a zvânta (third-person singular present zvântă, past participle zvântat) 1st conj.

  1. to dry, air
  2. (figuratively) to thrash, pommel

Conjugation

With -ez:

Synonyms

  • vânt
  • zvântare
  • zvântura
  • zvânturat
  • zvânturatec

See also

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