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întreg

whole, entire /ɨnˈtreɡ/

adjective#384 most common

Also: complete, integer (as a math noun, e.g. 'număr întreg')

Example sentences

Vreau un măr întreg.
I want a whole apple.
A citit cartea întreagă într-o singură zi.
She read the whole book in a single day.
Familia întreagă s-a adunat de sărbători.
The whole family gathered for the holidays.
A lucrat un an întreg la acest proiect.
He worked a whole year on this project.
Zile întregi a plouat fără oprire.
It rained without stopping for entire days.
Binele întregului trebuie să prevaleze asupra intereselor individuale.
The good of the whole must prevail over individual interests.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeîntreg (m/n) / întreagă (f)întregi
Genitiveîntregului (m/n) / întregii (f)întregilor
Accusativeîntreg (m/n) / întreagă (f)întregi
VocativeNoneNone

Word family

a întregito complete, to make whole
întregimeentirety, totality
integruupright, of unimpeachable integrity
integrareintegration

Etymology

Întreg descends from Latin integer, meaning whole or untouched. Latin built this word from the negative prefix in- and a root related to tangere, to touch, so the original sense was literally not touched, hence undamaged or complete. Romanian inherited the word directly through spoken Latin, unlike the later bookish borrowing integru, which came back into the language through French or learned Latin influence.

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