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palmă
palm (of the hand) /ˈpal.mə/
noun#2142 most common
Also: slap, handful
Example sentences
Palma mea este mică.
My palm is small.
Am o linie lungă pe palmă.
I have a long line on my palm.
Copilul a primit o palmă pentru că a mințit.
The child got a slap because he lied.
Întinde palma ca să-ți dau restul.
Hold out your palm so I can give you the change.
Vestea l-a lovit ca o palmă.
The news hit him like a slap.
Eșecul acela a fost o palmă a realității pentru el.
That failure was a reality check for him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palmă | palme |
| Genitive | palmei | palmelor |
| Accusative | palmă | palme |
| Vocative | palmo | palmelor |
Word family
a pălmuito slap
palmierpalm tree
palmarpalmar, of the palm
palmaresrecord of achievements or wins
Etymology
Palmă comes from Latin palma, which meant both the palm of the hand and the palm tree. The word has been in continuous use since Latin was spoken in the region that became Romania. The sense of a slap grew naturally from the act of hitting someone with an open hand.
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