cruța

== Romanian == === Alternative forms === круца (cruța) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Uncertain. Probably a substratum word. Other theories include a Vulgar Latin root *curtiāre (“cut”), from Latin curtāre, or a *cruciāre (“cross”), from crux or a *curatiāre; alternatively, there may be a connection with Slavic *krotiti (compare ocroti). Compare also the likely related Albanian kursej (“save, save up, spare, put aside”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kruˈt͡sa/ Rhymes: -a Hyphenation: cru‧ța === Verb === a cruța (third-person singular present cruță, past participle cruțat, third-person subjunctive cruțe) 1st conjugation (transitive) to spare (reflexive) to take care of oneself/health, not overwork oneself ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === “cruța”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026