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gat
neck /ˈɡɨt/
noun#5110 most common
Also: throat (in fixed expressions like sore throat)
Example sentences
Girafa are un gât lung.
The giraffe has a long neck.
Mă doare gâtul.
My neck hurts.
Ți-a alunecat eșarfa de la gât.
Your scarf slipped off your neck.
Copilul și-a înfășurat un fular gros în jurul gâtului.
The child wrapped a thick scarf around his neck.
Durerile de gât pot fi semnul unei simple răceli sau al unei infecții mai grave.
Neck and throat pain can be a sign of a simple cold or a more serious infection.
Doctorul i-a examinat gâtul pentru a verifica dacă ganglionii limfatici erau umflați.
The doctor examined his neck to check whether the lymph nodes were swollen.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gât | gâturi |
| Genitive | gâtului | gâturilor |
| Accusative | gât | gâturi |
| Vocative | gâtule | gâturi |
Word family
gâtlejthroat, gullet
a gâtuito strangle, to narrow
gâtuirestrangulation, narrowing
gâtuitnarrowed, choked off
Etymology
Gât comes from Latin guttur, meaning throat. The word passed into Romanian with a shift in meaning toward the outer neck, while still keeping some throat-related sense in fixed expressions. The origin of Latin guttur itself is uncertain, so no secure deeper root can be given.
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