bețiv

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bețiv

[beˈt͡siv]

Where it comes from

Either from beție + -iv or from an older bețiu, from Vulgar Latin root *bibitivus, from Latin bibitus, from bibō.

adjective bețivă · bețivi · bețive · bețiv

masculine, neuter inclined to drinking often

noun bețivi · equivalent bețivă · bețiv · bețivul · bețivii

masculine drunk, drunkard, tipper, boozer, bibber
Similar: băutor

In English

drunk habitual drinker
sot drunkard
lush drunkard, sot, alcoholic
wino alcoholic (pejorative)
boozer drunkard
boozehound alcoholic
tippler habitual drinker

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MLA

"bețiv." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/be%C8%9Biv. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bețiv. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/be%C8%9Biv

Chicago

"bețiv." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/be%C8%9Biv.

BibTeX

@misc{bet_iv_2026,
  title = {bețiv},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/be%C8%9Biv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}