izmene

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• IPA^(key): [izmenˈe]

Plural of izmană, borrowed from Old Church Slavonic измѣна (izměna), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *měniti (“to change”). Compare Serbo-Croatian izmena (“change”). For the semantic evolution from "change", compare Italian mutande.

izmene f pl (plural only)

1. underwear, underpants, undergarments, drawers

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   Synonyms: chiloți m, indispensabili m pl

• izmene in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)