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scânteia

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scânteia¹

Where it comes from

From scânteie, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *scantiliāre or *scintiliāre, from Latin scintillō, scintillāre. Compare Aromanian scãntiljedz, scãntiljari.

verb a scânteia 1st conjugation · scânteiază · scânteiat · a scânteia · scânteind

  1. to sparkle, glimmer, shimmer, scintillate

Scânteia²

Where it comes from

From scânteia, definite form of scânteie.

proper noun

  1. feminine a commune of Ialomița County, Romania
  2. feminine a village in Scânteia, Ialomița County, Romania
  3. feminine a commune of Iași County, Romania
  4. feminine a village in Scânteia, Iași County, Romania
  5. feminine a village in Jariștea, Vrancea County, Romania

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"scânteia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/sc%C3%A2nteia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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scânteia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sc%C3%A2nteia

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"scânteia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sc%C3%A2nteia.

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@misc{sca_nteia_2026,
  title = {scânteia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sc%C3%A2nteia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}