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urma^¹

/urˈma/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

From urmă, perhaps connected to a Vulgar Latin root *osmāre, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ). Compare Italian ormare, ormeggiare, also Spanish husmear, husmar, Old French osmer, Venetan usmar. Also compare adulmeca.

verb a urma 1st conjugation · urmează · urmat · a urma · urmând

intransitive, transitive to follow (go where someone else goes, not in pursuit) Asistenții îl urmează pe doctor în salon.
intransitive, transitive to follow (be someone’s follower or partner)
intransitive, transitive to follow (go along a physical path or a course of action) Expediția a urmat traseul fluviului.
intransitive, transitive to follow (act in accordance with instructions, examples, methods etc.)
transitive to attend an educational institution, a course or an educational stage Mihai Eminescu a urmat Universitatea din Viena.
intransitive, transitive to be next, to follow, to succeed după cum urmează
intransitive, with auxiliary character to be going to
obsolete, transitive synonym of urmări (“to pursue, have as an aim”)
Similar: urmări

urma^²

/ˈur.ma/

Rhymes with -urma

noun урма

accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular definite nominative/accusative singular of urmă (“track; mark”)

In English

follow to go or come after in physical space

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@misc{urma_2026,
  title = {urma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/urma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}