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adâncime

depth /a.dɨn.ˈtʃi.me/

noun#5515 most common

Also: profundity, deepness

Example sentences

Piscina are o adâncime de doi metri.
The pool has a depth of two meters.
Nu știu adâncimea acestui lac.
I don't know the depth of this lake.
Scafandrii au măsurat adâncimea mării.
The divers measured the depth of the sea.
Adâncimea gropii i-a surprins pe muncitori.
The depth of the pit surprised the workers.
Filozoful a scris despre adâncimea gândirii umane.
The philosopher wrote about the depth of human thought.
Adâncimea la care a ajuns criza economică a zguduit întreaga țară.
The depth the economic crisis reached shook the whole country.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeadâncimeadâncimi
Genitiveadâncimiadâncimilor
Accusativeadâncimeadâncimi
Vocativeadâncimeadâncimi

Word family

adâncdeep
a adâncito deepen
adânciturăhollow, indentation
adâncitdeepened, sunk in
adâncirethe act of deepening

Etymology

Adâncime is built from the adjective adânc, meaning deep, plus the native suffix -ime, which turns adjectives into abstract nouns of measure or quality. The origin of adânc itself is disputed among Romanian etymologists: some link it to Latin roots, others to a pre-Roman substrate word, and no version is confirmed. Because of that uncertainty, no reliable Proto-Indo-European root can be given.

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