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Romanian

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Etymology

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Uncertain, possibly borrowed from Bulgarian чопля (čoplja).[1] Compare Serbo-Croatian čopliti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a ciopli (third-person singular present cioplește, past participle cioplit) 4th conj.

  1. to chip
  2. to chisel, cut even
  3. to polish, smooth, refine

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 232