speria

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Vulgar Latin *expa(v)orere or Latin expavēre, present active infinitive of expaveō, from Latin pavor. The exact development or derivation is unclear, however: proposals have included a root *exparere or *expavorāre. More likely, it was the result of confusion between or combination with several Latin roots. Compare Aromanian aspar, aspãreari, Megleno-Romanian spar, spăreari, Italian spaurire (to scare), spaurare; cf. also Portuguese espavorir, espavorecer, Occitan espavordir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most commonly) /speˈrja/, (prescribed) /spe.riˈa/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: spe‧ri‧a

Verb

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a speria (third-person singular present sperie, past participle speriat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to scare, to frighten
    Synonym: (relatively literary) înspăimânta
  2. (reflexive) to get scared, have a scare [with de ‘of’]

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