înțelept

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înțelept

/ɨn.t͡seˈlept/

Rhymes with -ept

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin intellēctus, from Latin intellegō. Was originally also the past participle of înțelege, replaced by înțeles through analogy with other -e ending third-conjugation verbs (i.e. merge > mers, drege > dres, scrie > scris). Doublet of intelect.

adjective înțeleaptă · înțelepți · înțelepte · înțelept

masculine, neuter wise, sage 1521, Neacșu's letter (transliteration from Cyrillic)
Similar: cuminte, deștept

noun înțelepți · equivalent înțeleaptă · înțelept · înțeleptul · înțelepții

masculine wise or learned person
Similar: învățat, sapient, savant, doct

In English

wise showing good judgement
sage wise

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BibTeX

@misc{i_nt_elept_2026,
  title = {înțelept},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEn%C8%9Belept},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}