dragoste
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic драгость (dragostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dorgostь, from *dorgъ + *-ostь.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dragoste f (plural dragoste)
- love
- Synonym: iubire
- 2003, “Dragostea din tei [Love from the lindens]”, performed by O-Zone [O-Zone]:
- Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.- Your face and the love from the linden
Remind me of your eyes.
- Your face and the love from the linden
Declension edit
Declension of dragoste
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) dragoste | dragostea | (niște) dragoste | dragostele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) dragoste | dragostei | (unor) dragoste | dragostelor |
| vocative | dragoste, dragosteo | dragostelor | ||
Derived terms edit
- drăgăstos (adjective)
- drăgosteală f (noun)
- drăgosti (verb)
- îndrăgosti (verb)
- face dragoste (“to make love”, verb)
Related terms edit
Noun edit
dragoste f (plural dragoste)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- dragoste in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)