deștept

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin de-excitus or more likely from dispectus. Also possibly a back-formation from deștepta (to wake up). Compare Aromanian dishteptu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deʃˈtept]
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Adjective

deștept m or n (feminine singular deșteaptă, masculine plural deștepți, feminine and neuter plural deștepte)

  1. awake (in the sense of being wise or clever)
  2. smart, bright, clever, intelligent

Declension

See also

Verb

deștept

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of deștepta
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