Learn Romanian › întuneric
întuneric
darkness /ɨntuˈnerik/
noun#1201 most common
Also: the dark, gloom
Example sentences
Camera este în întuneric.
The room is in darkness.
Mi-e frică de întuneric.
I'm afraid of the dark.
Copilul plânge când rămâne singur în întuneric.
The child cries when he is left alone in the dark.
Am bâjbâit prin întuneric ca să găsesc comutatorul.
I fumbled through the darkness to find the light switch.
Orașul a fost cufundat brusc în întuneric după pana de curent.
The city was suddenly plunged into darkness after the power outage.
Poetul a descris întunericul din sufletul său ca pe un abis fără fund.
The poet described the darkness in his soul as a bottomless abyss.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | întuneric | întunerice |
| Genitive | întunericului | întunericelor |
| Accusative | întuneric | întunerice |
| Vocative | întunericule | întunericelor |
Word family
a întunecato darken, to grow dark
întunecatdark, darkenedîntunecosgloomy, murky
întunecimegloom, darkness
neîntunecatundarkened, unclouded
Etymology
Întuneric comes from a Latin form built on tenebricus, an adjective meaning dark or gloomy, itself tied to tenebrae, the Latin word for darkness. Romanian added the prefix in- to this base, giving a word that originally described the state of being plunged into darkness. Over time the adjective became the everyday Romanian noun for darkness itself.
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