temniță

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temniță

/ˈtem.ni.tsə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тьмьница (tĭmĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnica, from *tьmьnъ + *-ica, from *tьma + *-ьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

noun temnițe · temniți · temniță · temnița · temnițele

feminine dungeon, prison, jail
Similar: închisoare, pușcărie

In English

prison place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
jail place for short-term confinement

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MLA

"temniță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/temni%C8%9B%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

temniță. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/temni%C8%9B%C4%83

Chicago

"temniță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/temni%C8%9B%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{temnit_a_2026,
  title = {temniță},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/temni%C8%9B%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}