câștiga

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câștiga

/kɨ.ʃtiˈɡa/

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Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin castīgāre, with a unique semantic evolution compared to the other Romance languages: while "to punish, chastise" was a primary sense of the Latin word, one of the other senses was "to correct, amend", and related to the notion of attaining purity and virtue (see castus and chaste), so the act of correcting, making better, and improving may have eventually evolved into the idea of gaining or winning. Compare Old Sardinian castigare (“conserve”). Compare also Aromanian cãshtigã (“worry, care, attention, hope”).

verb a câștiga 1st conjugation · câștigă · câștigat · câștige · a câștiga · câștigând

to win 1880, Între nouri și-ntre mare, Mihai Eminescu Să câștige ce-a dorit, Să fie-a lui ce-a iubit.
Opposite: pierde
to gain, earn 1910, Călătoare! ..., Emil Gârleanu, Din lumea celor care nu cuvântă Încântată de frumusețea soarelui, care se prevestea prin mănunchiurile lui de raze, totuși avu puterea să se gândească, drumeața, că, privind și minunându-se numai, nu câștiga nimic.
Similar: căpăta, obține
regional to raise
regional to take care of

In English

win transitive: achieve victory in
gain acquire
net receive as profit
earn transitive: receive (money) for working

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@misc{ca_s_tiga_2026,
  title = {câștiga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C3%A2%C8%99tiga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}