scump

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic скѫпъ (skǫpŭ), from Proto-Slavic *skǫpъ (compare Serbo-Croatian skȗp, Slovene skôp, Bulgarian скъп (skǎp)). Compare Aromanian scumpu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skump/

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Adjective

scump m or n (feminine singular scumpă, masculine plural scumpi, feminine and neuter plural scumpe)

1. expensive

   Antonym: ieftin

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	scump		scumpă		scumpi	scumpe
	definite	scumpul		scumpa		scumpii	scumpele
genitive- dative	indefinite	scump		scumpe		scumpi	scumpe
	definite	scumpului		scumpei		scumpilor	scumpelor

Derived terms

• scumpete
• scumpi