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adânc
deep /aˈdɨnk/
adjective#1168 most common
Also: profound, the depths (as a noun, articulated: adâncul)
Example sentences
Apa este adâncă.
The water is deep.
Fântâna este foarte adâncă.
The well is very deep.
Am săpat o groapă adâncă în grădină.
I dug a deep hole in the garden.
A respirat adânc înainte să înceapă discursul.
He breathed deeply before starting the speech.
Rana era mult mai adâncă decât credeam.
The wound was much deeper than I thought.
Poetul a descris adâncul netulburat al oceanului ca pe o metaforă a eternității.
The poet described the ocean's undisturbed depths as a metaphor for eternity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adânc (m) / adâncă (f) | adânci |
| Genitive | adânc (m) / adânci (f) | adânci |
| Accusative | adânc (m) / adâncă (f) | adânci |
| Vocative | adânc (m) / adâncă (f) | adânci |
Word family
Etymology
Adânc comes from Latin aduncus, which meant hooked or curved. Over centuries the sense shifted from a bent, concave shape to the notion of depth, perhaps through the image of a hollow or curved cavity. Aduncus itself was built from ad- (toward) plus uncus (hook).
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