Winged
Definition
Having wings, endowed with flight organs; figuratively or poetically, it describes a spiritual entity (such as an angel), a rapid thought, an intense desire, or a mythological creature (such as the horse Pegasus). In heraldry, the term characterizes a chimeric figure or an animal represented on a coat of arms with wings of different colors from those of its body.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Winged
- Alate
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Past participle of the rare verb 'aripa', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive and geometric adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ri.ˈpat] |
| Source | Lexicon of Heraldic Science and Evolutionary Biology Morphometrics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Pe blazonul vechii familii nobiliare era pictat un leu aripat din aur, simbol al puterii și înțelepciunii.
EN: On the coat of arms of the old noble family, a golden winged lion was painted, a symbol of power and wisdom.
RO: Scriitorul folosește imaginea unui cal aripat pentru a sugera zborul liber al imaginației umane dincolo de tipare.
EN: The writer uses the image of a winged horse to suggest the free flight of human imagination beyond patterns.
RO: Unele insecte prezintă un stadiu aripat doar în perioada de împerechere, după care își pierd membranele.
EN: Some insects present an alate stage only during the mating season, after which they lose their membranes.
Idioms & Phrases
Leu aripat / Winged lion
RO: Simbol heraldic și religios clasic (asociat adesea cu Sfântul Evanghelist Marcu și cu Republica Veneția), reprezentat structural ca un leu cu aripi de vultur.
EN: A classic heraldic and religious symbol (often associated with Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Republic of Venice), structurally represented as a lion with eagle wings.
Gând aripat / Winged thought (poetic)
RO: Metaforă literară ce denotă o idee rapidă, o inspirație bruscă sau o aspirație idealistă înaltă.
EN: A literary metaphor denoting a swift idea, a sudden inspiration, or a high idealistic aspiration.
Gaură aripată / Winged slot / Winged orifice
RO: Termen tehnic industrial rar pentru un decupaj mecanic prevăzut cu prelungiri laterale stabilizatoare.
EN: A rare industrial technical term for a mechanical cutout provided with stabilizing lateral extensions.
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