oaspete

Romanian

Alternative forms

• oaspe, oaspăt

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hospitem, accusative singular of hospes, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European noun *gʰóstipotis (whence also gospodin), a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also oaste. Compare Aromanian oaspi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo̯as.pe.te/

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Noun

oaspete m (plural oaspeți)

1. guest

   Synonym: musafir

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	oaspete	oaspetele	oaspeți	oaspeții
genitive-dative	oaspete	oaspetelui	oaspeți	oaspeților
vocative	oaspete		oaspeților

Related terms

• ospăta
• ospăț
• ospitalitate
• gospodin
• gospod