jertfă

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jertfă

[ˈʒer.tfə]

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жрьтва (žrĭtva), from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva.

noun jertfe · jertfă · jertfa · jertfele

feminine sacrifice
Similar: sacrificiu
feminine oblation, offering
feminine, figuratively victim
Similar: victimă

In English

sacrifice human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a
victim a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice

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@misc{jertfa_2026,
  title = {jertfă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/jertf%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}