alăpta

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alăpta

/a.ləpˈta/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Calque of French allaiter (< Late Latin allactāre), nativized as a- + lapte + -a. Compare Aromanian alãptedz (likely taken from Romanian).

verb a alăpta 1st conjugation · alăptează · alăptat · a alăpta · alăptând

to suckle, breastfeed, nurse
Similar: apleca · Opposite: înțărca

In English

nurse to breastfeed (a baby)
breastfeed feed a baby milk via the breasts
suckle to give suck to

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Chicago

"alăpta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/al%C4%83pta.

BibTeX

@misc{ala_pta_2026,
  title = {alăpta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/al%C4%83pta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}