ghimber

Romanian

Alternative forms

• ghimbir

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian gyömbér, from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).

Noun

ghimber m (uncountable)

1. ginger

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ghimber	ghimberul
genitive-dative	ghimber	ghimberului
vocative	ghimberule

Further reading

• ghimber in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)