șpagă

Romanian

Etymology 1

From Russian шпага (špaga), from Polish szpada, szpaga, from Italian spada (“sword”), from Latin spatha (“sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”). Doublet of spadă and spată.

Noun

șpagă f (plural șpăgi)

  1. (Moldavia) sword
Declension

Etymology 2

From Albanian shpagë (“compensation, payment to end a blood feud”), from Italian paga (“payment”).

Noun

șpagă f (plural șpăgi)

  1. (colloquial) bribe
Declension
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