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șobolan
rat /ʃo.boˈlan/
noun#2473 most common
Also: informer (slang, for a person), snitch (slang)
Example sentences
Șobolanul este mare.
The rat is big.
Am văzut un șobolan în bucătărie.
I saw a rat in the kitchen.
Șobolanii trăiesc adesea în canalizare.
Rats often live in the sewer system.
Fermierul a pus capcane pentru a prinde șobolanii din hambar.
The farmer set traps to catch the rats in the barn.
Studiul de comportament a fost realizat pe un grup de șobolani de laborator.
The behavioral study was carried out on a group of laboratory rats.
Deși mulți îl detestă, șobolanul s-a dovedit a fi un animal surprinzător de inteligent, capabil să învețe rapid labirinturi complexe.
Although many detest it, the rat has proven to be a surprisingly intelligent animal, capable of learning complex mazes quickly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | șobolanul | șobolanii |
| Genitive | șobolanului | șobolanilor |
| Accusative | șobolanul | șobolanii |
| Vocative | șobolanule | șobolanilor |
Word family
șobolanrat
șobolancăfemale rat (regional/informal)
șobolănescrat-like, ratty
a șobolănito inform on someone, to snitch (colloquial, rare)
șobolan de canalsewer rat
Etymology
The origin of șobolan is disputed among Romanian etymologists. Most dictionaries list it as being of uncertain or Balkan origin, unlike the core Latin-derived vocabulary of Romanian. It displaced older regional words for the rodent over time. No confirmed Indo-European root exists for this word, so it stands apart from the inherited Latin stock of the language.
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