sânge
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin sanguem, alteration of Latin sanguinem, accusative of sanguis. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Compare Catalan sang, French sang, Italian and Portuguese sangue, Spanish sangre, Aromanian sãndzi, sãndze.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sânge n (plural sângiuri)
- (uncountable) blood
- (uncountable, figurative) origin
- (uncountable, figurative) breed
- (countable, archaic) murder, killing
Usage notes edit
- The plural form is archaic and rare nowadays.
Declension edit
Declension of sânge
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sânge | sângele | (niște) sângiuri | sângiurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) sânge | sângelui | (unor) sângiuri | sângiurilor |
vocative | sânge | sângiurilor |
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Related terms edit
References edit
- sânge in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)