repede

repede

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rapidus and Latin rapidē. The -e declension derives from the adverb, the two having been conflated at some point. The rarely used western Transylvanian variant rapăd preserves the adjectival declension. Thus there must have been two distinct forms for the adjective and adverb originally; rapăd and *rapede respectively.

Doublet of rapid.

Pronunciation

  • (adjective, adverb) IPA(key): /ˈre.pe.de/
  • (verb) IPA(key): /reˈpe.de/
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  • Rhymes: -epede, -ede
  • Hyphenation: re‧pe‧de

Adjective

repede m or f or n (plural repezi)

  1. fast, quick, rapid

Declension

Declension of repede
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite repede repede repezi repezi
definite repedele repedea repezii repezile
genitive-
dative
indefinite repede repezi repezi repezi
definite repedelui repezii repezilor repezilor

Adverb

repede

  1. fast, quickly, rapidly
    Antonym: încet

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