picaj

Romanian

Etymology

From pica (“to dive”) +‎ -aj. Seemingly a pseudo-Gallicism, since French piquage (“pricking, stitching”) is semantically unrelated, while piqué (“dive”) is used.

Noun

picaj n (plural picaje)

  1. (aviation) dive
  2. (figurative) freefall (severe, uncontrolled decline)
    Synonym: cădere liberă
    în picaj ― in freefall

Declension

Declension of picaj
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative picaj picajul picaje picajele
genitive-dative picaj picajului picaje picajelor
vocative picajule picajelor

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