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vârtej¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врътежь (vrŭtežĭ), from врьтѣти (vrĭtěti, “to turn around”) + -ежь (-ežĭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьrtěti. A link to Latin vertigium is highly improbable.

noun vârtejuri · vârtej · vârtejul · vârtejurile

  1. neuter whirlpool, eddy, vortex

    Similar: volbură, vâltoare

  2. neuter dizziness, vertigo

    Similar: amețeală, zăpăceală

Vârtej²

Where it comes from

From vârtej (“whirlpool”).

proper noun

  1. masculine a river in Teleorman, Romania, tributary to the Călănești
  2. masculine a surname

In English

  • gyre swirling vortex
  • vortex whirlpool — see also whirlpool
  • eddy air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current
  • maelstrom large and violent whirlpool
  • whirlpool swirling body of water
  • cowlick unruly lock of hair

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@misc{va_rtej_2026,
  title = {vârtej},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/v%C3%A2rtej},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}