care

care (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
care (accusative feminine nominative singular)
care (accusative masculine nominative singular)
care (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
cărui (masculine neuter singular)
cărei (feminine singular)
căror (masculine singular)
căror (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin quālis, quālem. Compare Italian quale, Provençal car, Ligurian quar and Aromanian cari, cai, care.

Care din aceste jocuri este nou?


ta

From Vulgar Latin *ta, from Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Dani are cartea ta.


sa

From Vulgar Latin *sa, from Latin sua, the feminine form of suus.


tot

ro-det

tot m or n (feminine singular toată, masculine plural toți, feminine and neuter plural toate)

toată (feminine singular)
toți (masculine plural)
toate (feminine neuter plural)
tot (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
toată (accusative feminine nominative singular)
toți (accusative masculine nominative singular)
toate (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
tuturor (masculine singular)
tuturor (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin tōtus. Compare Aromanian tut, Catalan tot, French tout, Italian tutto, Portuguese todo, Spanish todo. First attested in the Hurmuzaki Psalter, dated to circa 1500–1510.

etydate/the

Hurmuzaki Psalter, dated to circa 1500–1510

the Hurmuzaki Psalter, dated to circa 1500–1510

etydate

ши мергѫндь а҆фа́рѫ де́ла Фа́раѡ҆́нь ꙟмблѫ то́ть пъмѫнтоуⷧ Є҆ги́петꙋлꙋи .

1581–1582, Palia de la Orăștie (manuscript); edited in Viorica Pamfil, editor, Palia de la Orăștie. 1581–1582. Text—Facsimile—Indice^(https://bibl-dlr.lingv.ro/BAZA%20DE%20DATE%20DLR/CARTI/Palia%20Orastie%20%E2%80%93%20T.%20(1581-1582)/), Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, 1968, page 144:

And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. (Genesis 41:46)

Și mergând afară de la Faraon îmblă tot pământul Eghipetului.

Îĭ аскᲈnсе тот плаnᲈл съᲈ̆[…]

1840, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, transl., Don Quichotte^(https://web.archive.org/web/20230819042358/https://bibl-dlr.lingv.ro/BAZA%20DE%20DATE%20DLR/CARTI/HELIADE-RADULESCU/HELIADE,%20D.%20Chishot,%20I-II%20(1840)/), volume 2, Bucharest, translation of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, archived from the original on 2023-08-19, page 329:

În sfârșit, s-a hotărât a se duce în toată lumea, să-și caute bărbatul.

In the end, she decided to go out in the entire world to search for her man.

Am aflat curând toată povestea[…]

1928, Panait Istrati, Ciulinii Bărăganului:

Uranus se află tot anul în constelația Fecioara.

1972, Anuarul Observatorului din București [Yearly of the Bucharest Observatory], Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 92:

După o săptămână am înțeles și noi că toată treaba cu-ntrerupătorul era o păcăleală și-o capcană.

2016, Carmen Pațac, transl., Jurnalul lui Adam și al Evei (ebook), Litera, translation of The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain, →ISBN:

After a week we finally understood that the whole thing about the switch was a sham and a trap.

ипаⷦ҇ сьщїи кьбагь денᲅоᲅѐ·ѡ҆́рашеле·кьᲅе·м҇·деѡмиⷩ҇·сьѧ
фїе ꙟнажꙋᲅоⷬ·ꙟкорабїи
I pak să știi că bagă den tote orașele câte 50 de oamini să

Then, know that they are enlisting fifty people each from all towns to help on the ships.

Тевоⷬ҇ ꙟⷩ҇ кꙋн꙽ џꙋра́те^([sic]) нъроа́де деглоа́те,
 Ка́риле цай^([sic]) цѫнꙋ́тꙋц꙽ порꙋ́нчиле тоа́те.

1673, Dosoftei, Psaltirea în versuri [Metrical psalter], Iași, folio 9ʳ (ѳ҃):

Congregations of people shall surround you,
 Which have kept all your commandments. (Psalm 7:7)

Te vor încungiura-te năroade de gloate,
 Carile ț-au țânutu-ți poruncile toate.

а҆ши́ждерѣ мъ рѡ́гь шѝ тꙋтꙋрѡ́рь Крещи́нилѡрь кꙋ́й че́вою фѝ греши́ть ᲃъмъ ꙗ҆́рте:

1714, Anthim the Iberian, Capete de poruncă la toată ceata besericească, archived from the original on 2023-08-01, folio 11ᵛ:

Likewise I ask all Christians to forgive me whatever I might have wronged them with.

Așijderea mă rog și tuturor Creștinilor cui ce voiu fi greșit să mă iarte.

Ла лꙋкрарѣ де сѣръ съ пот рекомендꙋі маі̆ кꙋ самъ лампеле, пентрꙋ къ еле ꙟмпръщіе ꙟн тоате пърціле о деопотрівъ лꙋмінъ.

1838, Ioan Albineț, Macroviotica, Iași, translation of original by Joseph Friedrich Sobernheim, page 198:

For evening work, lamps are especially recommended, as they spread an equal light in all directions.

La lucrarea de seară să pot recomendui mai cu samă lampele, pentru că ele împrăștie în toate părțile o deopotriva lumină.

Manifestul era adresat tuturor popoarelor din monarhie, numai nouă, românilor, nu.

1946, Lucian Blaga, Hronicul și cântecul vârstelor [Chronicle and song of the ages], 4th edition, Bucharest: Minerva, published 1990, →ISBN, page 174:

The manifesto was addressed to all of the peoples of the Monarchy, except for us, the Romanians.

Sînt chemați toți specialiștii, toți pricepuții.

1985 February, Aneta Dumitriu, Femeia, year 38, number 2, page 7:

All the specialists, all the skilled are called in.

în tot locul

tot felul

ᲅоаᲅъдыханїаселаоудедѡ́мнꙋлъ:⁓

c. 1500–1510, Hurmuzaki Psalter, folio 125ʳ, lines 23–24; edited in Ion Gheție, Mirela Teodorescu, editors, Psaltirea Hurmuzaki, volume I, Bucharest: Romanian Academy Press, 2005:

Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. (Psalm 150:6)

Ръспꙋ́нсе Іᲃ҃ ло́р, а҆девъ́р а҆́девъ́р гръе́скꙋ во́аѡ, къ̀ то́т̾ чи́не фа́че пъка́ть ро́бь ꙗ҆́сте пъка́тꙋлꙋи.

1648, New Testament of Bălgrad, Alba Iulia, folio 117ʳ (рꙁ҃ї), lines 8–9:

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. (John 8:34)

Răspunse Is[us] lor, adevăr adevăr grăesc voao, că tot cine face păcat rob iaste păcatului.

În ajunul Epifanieĭ, în tot anul, venéŭ aicĭ mulţime de chreştinĭ.

1856, Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Călĕtoriĭ la Ierusalim în serbătorile Pascelui şi în Egiptŭ [Journeys to Jerusalem during Easter and to Egypt], 2nd edition, Bucharest, published 1867, page 96:

On the day before Epiphany, each year, a multitude of Christians would come here.

Prescris era în legea veche, că toată femeia la patruzeci de zile după naștere să se ducă cu copilul la sfânta biserică și să ducă și jertfă.

1940 February 4, Victor Popovici, “Întâmpinarea Domnului [Welcoming the Lord]”, in Foaia Diecezană [Newsletter of the Diocese], year 55, number 5, Caransebeș, page 3:

In the old law it was prescribed that every woman go to the holy church forty days after giving birth, and to bring a sacrifice as well.

Începând chiar cu porumbul, la care tot țăranul trăgea nădejde că o să hrănească o vită, e la zero.

2012 July 27, Diana Răileanu, quoting a Moldovan peasant, “Țări mai mici, mai puțin dezvoltate ca noi au irigare…”, in Radio Free Europe Moldova:

The maize, to begin with, with which every peasant would hope to feed a cow—it’s nil.

(with singular countable nouns or relative pronouns; archaic, regional or colloquial) every

― Cum se es din peatră
Că sunt gólă tótă
Şi mĕ tem de sóre…

1866, Vasile Alecsandri (gatherer), “Erculean”, in Poesii populare ale românilor, Bucharest, page 15:

“How can I get out from the stone
When I’m all naked
And fear the sun…”

Da-i udă toată și ni strică hainele!

1916, Henric Sanielevici, Icoane fugare: documente omenești [Ephemeral icons: human documents], Bucharest: Socec, page 11:

But it’s all wet and it spoils our clothes!

Willie se arătă pe puntea de comandă, încă tot umflat de la înțepăturile de țînțari.

1980, Alfred Neagu, transl., Insulele lui Thomas Hudson, Univers, translation of Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway, page 459:

Willie showed up on the control deck, still swollen all over from the mosquito stings.

Adrian era tot murdar, cu o vînătaie urîtă sub ochi.

1990, Miodrag Milin, Timișoara, 15–21 decembrie ’89, Timișoara, page 108:

Adrian was all dirty, with an ugly bruise under an eye.

(mostly used of bodies; preposited or postposited) all over


alt

ro-det

alt m or n (feminine singular altă, masculine plural alți, feminine and neuter plural alte)

altă (feminine singular)
alți (masculine plural)
alte (feminine neuter plural)
alt (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
altă (feminine indefinite singular)
alți (indefinite masculine)
alte (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
altui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
altei (feminine indefinite singular)
altor (indefinite masculine)
altor (feminine indefinite neuter plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros.


meu

meu m or n (feminine singular mea, masculine plural mei, feminine and neuter plural mele)

mea (feminine singular)
mei (masculine plural)
mele (feminine neuter plural)
meu (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
mea (feminine indefinite singular)
mei (indefinite masculine)
mele (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
mele (feminine indefinite singular)

Inherited from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic *meos.

(genitive form of eu used as a possessive determiner) my


mea

Inherited from Latin mea, feminine of meus.


acel

acel m or n (feminine singular acea, masculine plural acei, feminine and neuter plural acele)

acea (feminine singular)
acei (masculine plural)
acele (feminine neuter plural)
acel (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
acea (accusative feminine nominative singular)
acei (accusative masculine nominative singular)
acele (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
acelui (masculine neuter singular)
acelei (feminine singular)
acelor (masculine singular)
acelor (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, a compound of Latin eccum and ille. Compare Aromanian atsel, Italian quello, Spanish aquel and Catalan aquell.


cel

cel m or n (feminine singular cea, masculine plural cei, feminine and neuter plural cele)

cea (feminine singular)
cei (masculine plural)
cele (feminine neuter plural)
cel (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
cea (feminine indefinite singular)
cei (indefinite masculine)
cele (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
celui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
celei (feminine indefinite singular)
celor (indefinite masculine)
celor (feminine indefinite neuter plural)


vreun

vreun m or n (singular only, feminine vreo)

vreo (feminine)
vreun (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
vreo (feminine indefinite singular)
vreunui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
vreunei (feminine indefinite singular)

Unknown. Probably from Vulgar Latin root *vēre-ūnus (“truly only one”), from Latin vērē + ūnus, or alternatively from vel ūnus though this is uncertain. Compare Aromanian vãrnu. Compare Italian veruno.


mei

Inherited from Latin meī, masculine plural of meus.


aia

From a, from Latin illa, feminine of ille.

nominative/accusative feminine singular of ăla


mult

mult m or n (feminine singular multă, masculine plural mulți, feminine and neuter plural multe)

multă (feminine singular)
mulți (masculine plural)
multe (feminine neuter plural)
mult (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
multă (accusative feminine nominative singular)
mulți (accusative masculine nominative singular)
multe (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
multor (masculine singular)
multor (feminine neuter plural)
multul (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
multa (accusative feminine nominative singular)
mulții (accusative masculine nominative singular)
multele (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
multului (masculine neuter singular)
multei (feminine singular)
mulților (masculine singular)
multelor (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin multus, from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle).

inh

Mulți oameni care vin aici sunt mulțumiți.

(definite, in the singular) the large amount of

Mulții oameni care vin aici sunt mulțumiți.

The many people who come here are happy.


cât

ro-det

cât m or n (feminine singular câtă, masculine plural câți, feminine and neuter plural câte)

câtă (feminine singular)
câți (masculine plural)
câte (feminine neuter plural)
cât (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
câtă (feminine indefinite singular)
câți (indefinite masculine)
câte (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
câtor (indefinite masculine)
câtor (feminine indefinite neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin quantus, influenced by (conflated with) quotus (“of what number, how many”).


cele

feminine plural of cel (nominative and accusative)


acest

acest m or n (feminine singular această, masculine plural acești, feminine and neuter plural aceste)

această (feminine singular)
acești (masculine plural)
aceste (feminine neuter plural)
acest (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
această (feminine indefinite singular)
acești (indefinite masculine)
aceste (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
acestui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
acestei (feminine indefinite singular)
acestor (indefinite masculine)
acestor (feminine indefinite neuter plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Italian questo, Old French cest, Catalan aquest, and Romansch quest.


alea

From ale, from Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of ăla: those


alte

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of alt


asta

Audio

From astă, from Latin ista(m), feminine of iste.

nominative/accusative feminine singular of ăsta


puțin

puțin m or n (feminine singular puțină, masculine plural puțini, feminine and neuter plural puține)

puțină (feminine singular)
puțini (masculine plural)
puține (feminine neuter plural)
puțin (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
puțină (feminine indefinite singular)
puțini (indefinite masculine singular)
puține (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
puținul (definite masculine neuter singular)
puțina (definite feminine singular)
puținii (definite masculine singular)
puținele (definite feminine neuter plural)
puține (feminine indefinite singular)
puținului (definite masculine neuter singular)
puținei (definite feminine singular)
puținelor (definite masculine singular)
puținilor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Uncertain, as with a number of similar words across the Romance languages. Probably from Vulgar Latin *putīnus, a blend/alteration of Latin pisinnus, pittinnus and putillus, pusillus, all meaning “a teeny boy”. Compare Aromanian putsãn; further Albanian picërr, Italian piccino and piccolo, French petit and Occitan pitchoun, Old Logudorese pithinnu, Tarantino piččinnu.
An alternative, perhaps less likely, theory derives it from a Vulgar Latin root *paucīnus, from Latin paucus (“few, little”). Cf. Italian pochino (“a small amount”).

(with uncountable nouns) a little (not much)


ăsta

ăsta (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
asta (accusative feminine nominative singular)
ăștia (accusative masculine nominative singular)
astea (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
ăstuia (masculine neuter singular)
ăsteia (feminine singular)
ăstora (masculine singular)
ăstora (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin iste (“that one”) + hāc (“over here”), equivalent to ăst + -a. Compare ăla, acesta, acela.

only used as an adjective in pre-position


ăla

Inherited from Latin ille (“that one”) + hāc (“over here”), equivalent to ăl + -a. Compare acela, ăsta, acesta.


tău

tău m or n (feminine singular ta, masculine plural tăi, feminine and neuter plural tale)

ta (feminine singular)
tăi (masculine plural)
tale (feminine neuter plural)
tău (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
ta (feminine indefinite singular)
tăi (indefinite masculine)
tale (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
tale (feminine indefinite singular)

Inherited from Latin tuus, probably through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *tous or *teus. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *towos.

Care (dintre ei) este fiul tău?

possessive determiner
possessive determiner

(genitive form of tu, used as a possessive determiner) your (singular)


nostru

nostru m or n (feminine singular noastră, masculine plural noștri, feminine and neuter plural noastre)

noastră (feminine singular)
noștri (masculine plural)
noastre (feminine neuter plural)
nostru (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
noastră (feminine indefinite singular)
noștri (indefinite masculine)
noastre (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
noastre (feminine indefinite singular)

Inherited from Latin noster, nostrum, from Proto-Italic *nosteros.

(genitive form of noi used as a possessive determiner) our


vostru

vostru m or n (feminine singular voastră, masculine plural voștri, feminine and neuter plural voastre)

voastră (feminine singular)
voștri (masculine plural)
voastre (feminine neuter plural)
vostru (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
voastră (feminine indefinite singular)
voștri (indefinite masculine)
voastre (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
voastre (feminine indefinite singular)

Inherited from Latin voster, vostrum, from vester, from Proto-Italic *westeros.

(genitive form of voi used as a possessive determiner) your (second-person plural)


său

său m or n (feminine singular sa, masculine plural săi, feminine and neuter plural sale)

sa (feminine singular)
săi (masculine plural)
sale (feminine neuter plural)
său (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
sa (feminine indefinite singular)
săi (indefinite masculine)
sale (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
sale (feminine indefinite singular)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *seus or *sous, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic *sowos, from Proto-Indo-European *sewos, from *swé (“self”).

(form of el and ea used as a possessive determiner) his / her


orice

Vorbești destul de bine românește. Orice român te-ar înțelege.

You speak in Romanian quite well. Any Romanian would understand you.


acesta

acesta (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
aceasta (accusative feminine nominative singular)
aceștia (accusative masculine nominative singular)
acestea (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
acestuia (masculine neuter singular)
acesteia (feminine singular)
acestora (masculine singular)
acestora (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin *acce (“there”) + iste (“that one”) + hāc (“over here”), equivalent to acest + -a. Compare ăla, ăsta, acela.


acela

acela (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
aceea (accusative feminine nominative singular)
aceia (accusative masculine nominative singular)
acelea (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
aceluia (masculine neuter singular)
aceleia (feminine singular)
acelora (masculine singular)
acelora (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin *acce (“there”) + ille (“that one”) + hāc (“over here”), equivalent to acel + -a. Compare ăla, ăsta, acesta.


celălalt

celălalt m or n (feminine singular cealaltă, masculine plural ceilalți, feminine and neuter plural celelalte)

cealaltă (feminine singular)
ceilalți (masculine plural)
celelalte (feminine neuter plural)
celălalt (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
cealaltă (accusative feminine nominative singular)
ceilalți (accusative masculine nominative singular)
celelalte (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
celuilalt (masculine neuter singular)
celeilalte (feminine singular)
celorlalți (masculine singular)
celorlalte (feminine neuter plural)

From cel. One theory suggests it may possibly be based on a Latin composition *illum illum alter, but it is more likely to be an internal development within Romanian.


același

head

același (feminine aceeași, masculine plural aceiași, feminine plural aceleași)

aceeași (feminine)
aceiași (masculine plural)
aceleași (feminine plural)
același (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
aceeași (accusative feminine nominative singular)
aceiași (accusative masculine nominative singular)
aceleași (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
aceluiași (masculine neuter singular)
aceleiași (feminine singular)
acelorași (masculine singular)
acelorași (feminine neuter plural)

From acela + și, which in this case represents Latin sic (“thus”).

Îmi plac aceleași lucruri.

Ai putea să spui același lucru mai frumos dacă ai încerca.

You could say the same thing more nicely if you'd try.

I-am dat aceluiași băiat o carte nouă pe gratis pentru că a fost ziua lui și am vrut să fac ceva prietenesc.

I gave that same boy a new book for free because it was his birthday and I wanted to do something friendly.


ambii

ro-det

ambii m pl (plural only, feminine and neuter ambele)

ambele (feminine neuter)
ambii (definite masculine)
ambele (definite feminine neuter plural)
ambilor (definite masculine)
ambelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from Italian ambe and Latin ambō. Doublet of îmbi.


cea

în cea mai mare parte

O vreau pe cealaltă. Cea mică.

feminine singular of cel: the (one that is)


noastră

From Latin nostra(m), feminine of noster.

Țara noastră este țara noastră.


voastră

Inherited from Latin vostra(m), feminine of voster.


aceasta

nominative/accusative feminine singular of acesta


acestea

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of acesta


acestuia

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of acesta


acestui

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istūi, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + istī, influenced by cui (“to whom”). Compare Italian costui, Old French cestui.

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of acest


acestor

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istōrum, genitive(-dative) plural of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Italian costoro, Old French cestor.

genitive/dative masculine/neuter/feminine plural of acest


acesteia

genitive/dative feminine singular of acesta


acestei

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istaei, (genitive-)dative feminine singular of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Italian costei, Old French cestei.

genitive/dative feminine singular of acest


aceștia

nominative/accusative masculine plural of acesta


acești

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istī, nominative masculine plural of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste.

nominative masculine plural of acest (“these”)


aceste

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istae, inflection of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste.

nominative feminine plural of acest (“these”)

inflection of acest:
accusative feminine plural

inflection of acest:
nominative/accusative neuter plural


această

Feminine form of acest. From Vulgar Latin *eccum ista, feminine singular of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste.

nominative feminine singular of acest: this


aceluiași

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of același


aceleiași

genitive/dative feminine singular of același


acelorași

genitive/dative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of același


aceiași

nominative/accusative masculine plural of același


aceleași

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of același


aceeași

nominative/accusative feminine singular of același


fiecare

fiecare (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
fiecare (accusative feminine nominative singular)
fiecărui (masculine neuter singular)
fiecărei (feminine singular)
fiecăror (masculine singular)
fiecăror (feminine neuter plural)


oricare

oricare (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
oricare (accusative feminine nominative singular)
oricare (accusative masculine nominative singular)
oricare (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
oricărui (masculine neuter singular)
oricărei (feminine singular)
oricăror (masculine singular)
oricăror (feminine neuter plural)


atât

atât m or n (feminine singular atâtă, masculine plural atâți, feminine and neuter plural atâte)

atâtă (feminine singular)
atâți (masculine plural)
atâte (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum tantum, from Latin eccum + tantum. (The initial syllable of *eccum- compounds regularly turns to /a-/ in Romanian.) Closely parallel to Italian cotanto and Old Catalan aitant. Compare also Old French itant, Old Spanish atanto (as well as French tant, Italian tanto, Spanish tanto). For a clearer view of the phonetic evolution of the Romanian word, compare the Aromanian equivalent and its variants, which maintain clearer vestiges of their etymological origin: Aromanian ahtãntu / ahãt / ahãntu.


niciun

ro-det

niciun m or n (singular only, feminine nicio)

nicio (feminine)
niciun (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
nicio (feminine indefinite singular)
niciunui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
niciunei (feminine indefinite singular)

From nici + un. Probably from a Latin formation neque (“and not”) or nec unus (“not even one”). Compare Old French neisune, Italian nessuno and nissuno (Tuscan), Neapolitan nisciuno, Friulian nissun, Dalmatian nenčoin, Istriot ningun, Spanish ninguno, Portuguese nenhum, Catalan ningú.


anumit

certain (having been determined but unspecified)


cei

masculine plural of cel (nominative and accusative)


ăst

ăst m or n (feminine singular astă, masculine plural ăști, feminine and neuter plural aste)

astă (feminine singular)
ăști (masculine plural)
aste (feminine neuter plural)
ăst (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
astă (accusative feminine nominative singular)
ăști (accusative masculine nominative singular)
aste (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
ăstui (masculine neuter singular)
ăstei (feminine singular)
ăstor (masculine singular)
ăstor (feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin iste, either through the accusative istum or a popular (Vulgar Latin) form *istus. Compare Italian esto (older form) and Spanish este.

(informal, uncommon, literary, popular) this


ăl

ăl m or n (feminine singular a, masculine plural ăi, feminine and neuter plural ale)

a (feminine singular)
ăi (masculine plural)
ale (feminine neuter plural)
ăl (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
a (feminine indefinite singular)
ăi (indefinite masculine)
ale (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
ălui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
ălei (feminine indefinite singular)
ălor (indefinite masculine)
ălor (feminine indefinite neuter plural)


ăștia

From ăști, from Latin istī, nominative masculine plural of iste.

nominative/accusative masculine plural of ăsta


astea

From aste, from Latin istae nominative feminine plural of iste.

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of ăsta


ăstora

From ăstor, from Latin istōrum, genitive plural of iste.


ăstuia

From ăstui, probably from a Vulgar Latin *istui, from Latin istī, dative masculine singular of iste, or from istīus in the case of the genitive.

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of ăsta


ăsteia

From ăstei, probably from Vulgar Latin *istaei, from Latin istī, dative feminine singular of iste.

genitive/dative feminine singular of ăsta


aiest

aiest m or n (feminine singular aiastă, masculine plural aiești, feminine and neuter plural aieste)

aiastă (feminine singular)
aiești (masculine plural)
aieste (feminine neuter plural)
aiest (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
aiastă (feminine indefinite singular)
aiești (indefinite masculine)
aieste (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
aiestui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
aiestei (feminine indefinite singular)
aiestor (indefinite masculine)
aiestor (feminine indefinite neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin ad istum. Cf. also Aromanian aestu.


acea

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illa, feminine singular of *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille.

nominative/accusative feminine singular of acel


acei

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illī, nominative masculine plural of *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille. Compare Aromanian atselj, Italian quei, quelli, Spanish aquellos.

nominative/accusative masculine plural of acel


acele

From Vulgar Latin *eccu illae, from Latin eccum illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of acel


acelui

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illūi, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + illī, influenced by cui (“to whom”). Compare Italian colui, French celui.

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of acel


acelei

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illaei, (genitive-)dative singular of *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille. Compare Italian colei and Old French celei.

genitive/dative feminine singular of acel


acelor

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illorum, genitive(-dative) plural of *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille. Compare Italian coloro and Old French celeur.


ăia

From ăi, from Latin illī, nominative masculine plural of ille.

nominative/accusative masculine plural of ăla


ăluia

From ălui, probably from a Vulgar Latin *illūi, from Latin illī, dative masculine singular of ille, or from illīus in the case of the genitive.

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of ăla


ăleia

From ălei, probably from Vulgar Latin *illaei, from Latin illī, dative feminine singular of ille.

genitive/dative feminine singular of ăla


ălora

From ălor, from Latin illōrum, genitive plural of ille.


niscai

niscai (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
niscai (feminine indefinite singular)
niscai (indefinite masculine)
niscai (feminine indefinite neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin nesciō qualem, from quālis.

(popular, indefinite article) something, some (of an undetermined quantity)


oarecare

oarecare (plural)
oarecare (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
oarecare (accusative feminine nominative singular)
oarecare (accusative masculine nominative singular)
oarecare (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
oarecărui (masculine neuter singular)
oarecărei (feminine singular)
oarecăror (masculine singular)
oarecăror (feminine neuter plural)

Țurțurii pot oricând să pice pe un trecător oarecare.

The icicles may at any time fall on some passerby.

Chișinăul are un oarecare farmec.
Chișinău does have a certain charm to it.

Deși purtăm echipamente de protecție, trebuie să ne purtăm cu o oarecare grijă.

Even though we wear protective suits, we must exercise a certain caution.

Moderately and concessively emphasises the character or degree of something: a certain

Aceasta nu este o zi oarecare.

Nu mă mulțumesc cu un post oarecare.

I’m not happy with just any old position.

(chiefly in the negative) just any, any old; undistinguished, like any other

(obsolete, in the plural) a few, some (an unspecified number)


vrun

vrun m or n (singular only, feminine vro)


cutare

cutare (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
cutare (feminine indefinite singular)
cutare (indefinite masculine)
cutare (feminine indefinite neuter plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum tālis. Compare Old Catalan aital, Italian cotale.


nicio

Nu am nicio idee.


atâta

head

atâta m or f or n (masculine plural atâția, feminine plural atâtea)

atâția (masculine plural)
atâtea (feminine plural)


altor

genitive/dative masculine/neuter/feminine plural of alt


alți

nominative/accusative masculine plural of alt


altui

genitive/dative masculine/neuter plural of alt


oricărui

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of oricare


oricărei

genitive/dative feminine singular of oricare


toată

nominative/accusative feminine singular of tot


toți

nominative/accusative masculine/neuter plural of tot


toate

nominative/accusative feminine plural of tot


câtva

câtva (accusative masculine neuter nominative singular)
câtăva (accusative feminine nominative singular)
câțiva (accusative masculine nominative singular)
câteva (accusative feminine neuter nominative plural)
câtorva (masculine singular)
câtorva (feminine neuter plural)

După câtva timp însă, el a răspuns.


câtăva

A fost așa de câtăva vreme.

nominative/accusative feminine singular of câtva


câțiva

M-am întâlnit cu câțiva oameni.

nominative/accusative masculine plural of câtva


câteva

Am fost acolo de câteva ori deja.

I've been there a couple of times already.

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of câtva


câtorva

datorită câtorva oameni


aceea

nominative/accusative feminine singular of acela


aceia

nominative/accusative masculine plural of acela


acelea

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of acela


aceluia

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of acela


aceleia

genitive/dative feminine singular of acela


vreunui

genitive/dative masculine/neuter of vreun


cealaltă

nominative/accusative feminine singular of celălalt


ceilalți

nominative/accusative masculine plural of celălalt


celelalte

nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of celălalt


celorlalte

genitive/dative feminine/neuter plural of celălalt


celorlalți

genitive/dative masculine plural of celălalt


celuilalt

genitive/dative masculine/neuter singular of celălalt


celeilalte

genitive/dative feminine singular of celălalt