Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic страшьнъ (strašĭnŭ, terrible, horrible, feared), from Proto-Slavic *strašьnъ (terrible, frightening), from *straxъ (terror, fear) +‎ *-ьnъ (adjectival suffix).

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Adjective

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strașnic m or n (feminine singular strașnică, masculine plural strașnici, feminine and neuter plural strașnice)

  1. extraordinary, excellent
  2. terrible, frightening

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