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stinge
stinge
English
Noun
stinge (plural stinges)
- (Australia, New Zealand) An individual who is seen to have a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity.
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin extinguere, present active infinitive of extinguō.
Verb
a stinge (third-person singular present stinge, past participle stins) 3rd conj.
- to turn off, put out
- to extinguish, quench
Conjugation
conjugation of stinge (third conjugation)
| infinitive | a stinge | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | stingând | ||||||
| past participle | stins | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | sting | stingi | stinge | stingem | stingeți | sting | |
| imperfect | stingeam | stingeai | stingea | stingeam | stingeați | stingeau | |
| simple perfect | stinsei | stinseși | stinse | stinserăm | stinserăți | stinseră | |
| pluperfect | stinsesem | stinseseși | stinsese | stinseserăm | stinseserăți | stinseseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să sting | să stingi | să stingă | să stingem | să stingeți | să stingă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | stinge | stingeți | |||||
| negative | nu stinge | nu stingeți | |||||