creier

== Romanian == === Alternative forms === creiel — Banat, rare, archaic, regional creer — obsolete === Etymology === Probably from Latin cerebrum, through a Vulgar Latin root *crebrum (which would have initially yielded *creur in Romanian before undergoing further changes; the -eie- may be due to a chip between two -r-'s, or unetymological; cf. also greier). Alternatively, possibly from the diminutive form cerebellum, through a root *crebellum (compare the rare and dated variant regional form creiel and Aromanian criel (also found in Megleno-Romanian), variant of crier). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkrejer/ === Noun === creier m (plural creieri) brain intelligence mind, spirit (figurative, in expressions- e.g. creierul munților) a remote and difficult to reach location high in the center of a mountain chain ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== cerebel === References ===