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barbat
man /barˈbat/
noun#1478 most common
Also: husband, manly (archaic adjectival use)
Example sentences
Acesta este un bărbat.
This is a man.
Bărbatul meu lucrează la birou.
My husband works at the office.
Ea a cunoscut un bărbat interesant la petrecere.
She met an interesting man at the party.
Mulți bărbați din sat lucrează la câmp în fiecare vară.
Many men from the village work in the fields every summer.
Fiind un bărbat de cuvânt, și-a ținut promisiunea chiar și atunci când l-a costat scump.
Being a man of his word, he kept his promise even when it cost him dearly.
Comportamentul bărbaților în perioade de criză dezvăluie adesea trăsături de caracter pe care viața obișnuită le ține ascunse.
Men's behavior in times of crisis often reveals character traits that ordinary life keeps hidden.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bărbatul | bărbații |
| Genitive | bărbatului | bărbaților |
| Accusative | bărbatul | bărbații |
| Vocative | bărbate | bărbaților |
Word family
Etymology
Bărbat descends from Latin barbatus, meaning bearded. The Latin word was built from barba (beard) plus the adjectival suffix -atus, so it literally meant possessing a beard. In Romanian the sense narrowed and shifted from a description to a noun, becoming the ordinary word for an adult male.
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