cotropi

Romanian

Alternative forms

• cutropi, cutrupi

Etymology

Unknown. Probably an expressive creation, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *contorpīre, from Latin contorpere, from torpere, or alternatively a Common Slavic *otrabiti (“to cut”).

Verb

a cotropi (third-person singular present cotropește, past participle cotropit) 4th conj.

1. to cover, stop up

   Synonyms: acoperi, astupa

2. to occupy (through violence)

   Synonym: ocupa

3. to invade, conquer, overrun

   Synonyms: invada, cuceri

Conjugation

infinitive			a cotropi
gerund			cotropind
past participle			cotropit
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	cotropesc	cotropești	cotropește	cotropim	cotropiți	cotropesc
	imperfect	cotropeam	cotropeai	cotropea	cotropeam	cotropeați	cotropeau
	simple perfect	cotropii	cotropiși	cotropi	cotropirăm	cotropirăți	cotropiră
	pluperfect	cotropisem	cotropiseși	cotropise	cotropiserăm	cotropiserăți	cotropiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să cotropesc	să cotropești	să cotropească	să cotropim	să cotropiți	să cotropească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		cotropește			cotropiți
	negative		nu cotropi			nu cotropiți

    conjugation of cotropi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

See also

• copleși