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gleznă
ankle /ˈɡlez.nə/
noun#4811 most common
Example sentences
Mă doare glezna.
My ankle hurts.
Ea are o gleznă mică.
She has a small ankle.
Mi-am scrântit glezna în timp ce alergam.
I sprained my ankle while running.
Glezna lui s-a umflat după meci.
His ankle swelled up after the match.
Doctorul i-a bandajat glezna rănită.
The doctor bandaged his injured ankle.
Deși glezna o durea îngrozitor, balerina a terminat spectacolul fără să șchiopăteze.
Although her ankle hurt terribly, the ballerina finished the performance without limping.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gleznă | glezne |
| Genitive | gleznei | gleznelor |
| Accusative | gleznă | glezne |
| Vocative | gleznă | glezne |
Word family
Etymology
The origin of "gleznă" is debated among Romanian etymologists. Many dictionaries link it to Slavic, comparing it to Bulgarian глезен (glezen), which also means "ankle". Others list it as a word of uncertain origin, possibly surviving from a pre-Roman substrate language. No firm Indo-European root has been established with confidence.
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