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alergic

allergic /aˈlerdʒik/

adjective#5285 most common

Also: having an allergy, hypersensitive (to a substance)

Example sentences

Sunt alergic la praf.
I am allergic to dust.
Sora mea este alergică la polen.
My sister is allergic to pollen.
Câinele nostru este alergic la anumite alimente.
Our dog is allergic to certain foods.
Copiii alergici la arahide trebuie să evite complet acest aliment.
Children allergic to peanuts must avoid this food completely.
Medicul mi-a spus că sunt alergic la mai multe tipuri de polen, nu doar la unul singur.
The doctor told me I am allergic to several types of pollen, not just one.
Deși mulți cred că reacțiile alergice sunt mereu evidente, unele persoane alergice la anumite metale nu observă simptomele decât după ani de expunere.
Although many believe allergic reactions are always obvious, some people allergic to certain metals do not notice symptoms until after years of exposure.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativealergic (m) / alergică (f)alergici (m) / alergice (f)
Genitivealergicului (m) / alergicei (f)alergicilor
Accusativealergic (m) / alergică (f)alergici (m) / alergice (f)
VocativeNoneNone

Word family

alergieallergy
alergenallergen
alergologallergist
alergologieallergology
antialergicanti-allergic

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "alergic" from French "allergique" in the twentieth century, as part of the wave of Western European medical vocabulary that entered Romanian through French. The French term itself comes from German "allergisch," coined after the Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet introduced "Allergie" in 1906. Pirquet built the German word from Greek roots meaning "other" and "reaction" or "work." The Romanian adjective keeps the French shape but adapts it to native adjective endings.

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