întâi

Romanian

Etymology

From archaic and dialectal întîniu, from Vulgar Latin *antaneus, metathesis of *anteanus (cf. French ancien), from Latin ante, or alternatively from a root *antevenium, from anteveniō[1]. Compare Aromanian ntãnj, ntãnjiu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɨnˈtɨj/

Noun

întâi

  1. (the) first

Adjective

întâi

  1. first

Adverb

întâi

  1. at first
  2. firstly, first of all, first

See also

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/%C3%AEnt%C3%A2i
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