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gât
neck /ˈɡɨt/
noun#866 most common
Also: throat
Example sentences
Girafa are gât lung.
The giraffe has a long neck.
Mă doare gâtul.
My throat hurts.
Și-a înfășurat un fular în jurul gâtului.
She wrapped a scarf around her neck.
Copilul s-a înecat și a dus mâinile la gât.
The child choked and brought his hands to his throat.
Durerea în gât s-a agravat peste noapte, așa că a mers la medic.
The sore throat got worse overnight, so he went to the doctor.
Cu gâtul sugrumat de emoție, abia a reușit să-și rostească jurămintele.
With his throat tight from emotion, he could barely manage to say his vows.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gâtul | gâturile |
| Genitive | gâtului | gâturilor |
| Accusative | gâtul | gâturile |
| Vocative | gâtule | gâturilor |
Word family
gâtlejthroat, gullet
gâtuito strangle, to choke, to narrow a passage
gâtuitnarrowed, strangled, choked
gâtuirenarrowing, bottleneck, strangulation
Etymology
Gât comes from the Latin word guttus, which named a jug or flask with a narrow neck. The meaning shifted from the vessel's neck to the human and animal neck over time. This kind of shift from container part to body part is common across languages.
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