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amic
friend /aˈmik/
noun#484 most common
Also: pal, acquaintance
Example sentences
El este un amic bun.
He is a good friend.
Am un amic la Cluj.
I have a friend in Cluj.
Amicul meu m-a ajutat să mut mobila.
My friend helped me move the furniture.
Ne-am întâlnit cu amicii la o cafenea.
We met our friends at a café.
Amice, nu te supăra, dar cred că greșești.
Friend, don't take it badly, but I think you're wrong.
Vechii amici ai familiei s-au adunat pentru a comemora aniversarea căsătoriei bunicilor.
The family's old friends gathered to mark the grandparents' wedding anniversary.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amic | amici |
| Genitive | amicului | amicilor |
| Accusative | amic | amici |
| Vocative | amice | amicilor |
Word family
amicalfriendly, informal (e.g. a friendly match)
amicițiefriendship (literary, somewhat dated)
amicabilamicable (formal, often legal)
Etymology
Amic comes from Latin amicus, friend, itself tied to the verb amare, to love. Romanian took the word in as a learned borrowing, likely reinforced by French, rather than through unbroken popular speech. This is why Romanian ended up with two words for friend: the everyday inherited prieten and the more formal, literary amic. The same Latin root gave French ami, Italian amico, and Spanish amigo.
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