Learn Romanian › șampanie
șampanie
champagne /ʃampaˈni.e/
noun#2732 most common
Also: sparkling wine (colloquial, generic use)
Example sentences
Vreau șampanie.
I want champagne.
Am cumpărat o sticlă de șampanie pentru petrecere.
I bought a bottle of champagne for the party.
La miezul nopții am deschis o sticlă de șampanie și am ciocnit paharele.
At midnight we opened a bottle of champagne and clinked glasses.
Șampania rece se servește de obicei în pahare înalte și subțiri.
Cold champagne is usually served in tall, thin glasses.
Calitatea șampaniei depinde de soiul de struguri și de fermentarea secundară în sticlă.
The quality of the champagne depends on the grape variety and the secondary fermentation in the bottle.
Deși mulți folosesc termenul generic, doar vinurile spumante produse în regiunea Champagne pot fi numite, din punct de vedere legal, șampanie.
Although many use the term generically, only sparkling wines produced in the Champagne region can legally be called champagne.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | șampanie | șampanii |
| Genitive | șampaniei | șampaniilor |
| Accusative | șampanie | șampanii |
| Vocative | șampanie | șampaniilor |
Word family
șampaniechampagne
șampanizatchampagnized (sparkling wine made by the champagne method)
șampanizarethe process of producing sparkling wine by the champagne method
vin spumantsparkling wine (broader category)
Etymology
The word comes from French "champagne", itself named after the Champagne region in northeastern France, where the sparkling wine originated. Romanian borrowed the term directly from French in the modern era, alongside many other wine and dining vocabulary items, and adapted it with the native feminine noun suffix "-ie". The French place name ultimately derives from Latin "campania", meaning "open countryside" or "plain".
Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free