screme

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *expremere, from Latin exprimere, possibly influenced by excrementum phonetically. Compare Aromanian mi-sprem, sprimeari, mi-spreamit. Doublet of exprima, borrowed through French.

Verb

a screme (third-person singular present screme, past participle scremut, third-person subjunctive screamă) 3rd conjugation

1. (reflexive) to strain or exert oneself, to push (used especially in the context of the effort of defecation or occasionally of giving birth)
2. (reflexive, figuratively) to strive, do one's utmost
3. (reflexive, figuratively) to wear oneself out with effort, work oneself to death, extenuate oneself

Conjugation

    conjugation of screme (third conjugation, past participle in -ut)

infinitive			a screme
gerund			scremând
past participle			scremut
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	screm	scremi	screme	scremem	scremeți	screm
	imperfect	scremeam	scremeai	scremea	scremeam	scremeați	scremeau
	simple perfect	scremui	scremuși	scremu	scremurăm	scremurăți	scremură
	pluperfect	scremusem	scremuseși	scremuse	scremuserăm	scremuserăți	scremuseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să screm	să scremi	să screamă	să scremem	să scremeți	să screamă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		screme			scremeți
	negative		nu screme			nu scremeți

Derived terms

• scremet