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aer
air /ˈa.er/
noun#580 most common
Also: appearance, look, manner, airs (affected manner)
Example sentences
Afară este aer curat.
Outside the air is clean.
Am nevoie de aer proaspăt.
I need fresh air.
Deschide fereastra să intre aer în cameră.
Open the window so air comes into the room.
Avea un aer trist când a intrat pe ușă.
He had a sad look when he walked through the door.
Își dădea aere de intelectual, deși nu citise nicio carte.
He put on airs of an intellectual, though he had not read a single book.
Diplomatul vorbea cu un aer de superioritate care irita pe toată lumea.
The diplomat spoke with an air of superiority that irritated everyone.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aer | aere |
| Genitive | aerului | aerelor |
| Accusative | aer | aere |
| Vocative | aer | aere |
Word family
aerianaerial, airborne
aerisito air out, ventilate
aerisireairing, ventilation
aeroportairportaerobaerobic
Etymology
Aer comes from Latin aer, which was itself borrowed from Greek ἀήρ (aēr), meaning air or mist. The word entered Romanian through learned Latin influence rather than surviving as an unbroken popular term. Its further origin before Greek is not securely established, so no Proto-Indo-European root is given here.
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