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știre

news item, piece of news /ˈʃti.re/

noun#1283 most common

Also: notice, report, news (in plural, štiri = "the news")

Example sentences

Aceasta este o știre bună.
This is good news.
Am citit o știre interesantă azi.
I read an interesting news item today.
Jurnalistul a scris o știre despre accident.
The journalist wrote a news report about the accident.
Știrile de seară anunță o furtună puternică.
The evening news announces a strong storm.
Redacția a verificat sursele înainte de a publica știrea.
The editorial staff verified the sources before publishing the news item.
Autenticitatea știrii a fost pusă la îndoială de mai mulți analiști.
The authenticity of the news item was questioned by several analysts.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeștireștiri
Genitiveștiriștirilor
Accusativeștireștiri
Vocativeștireștiri

Word family

a știto know
știutknownștiințăscience, knowledgenecunoscutunknowncunoștințăacquaintance, knowledge

Etymology

Știre is a noun formed from the verb a ști, meaning to know. The verb a ști comes from Latin scire, also meaning to know. A știre is, at root, something that has become known, which is why the word settled into the sense of a piece of news.

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