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binecuvântare
blessing /bi.ne.ku.vɨnˈta.re/
noun#3896 most common
Also: benediction, boon
Example sentences
Preotul dă o binecuvântare.
The priest gives a blessing.
Nunta lor a fost o mare binecuvântare pentru familie.
Their wedding was a great blessing for the family.
Copilul este o binecuvântare pentru părinții lui.
The child is a blessing for his parents.
Bunicul și-a dat binecuvântarea pentru căsătoria nepoatei sale.
The grandfather gave his blessing for his granddaughter's marriage.
Preotul a rostit mai multe binecuvântări în timpul slujbei de Paște.
The priest recited several blessings during the Easter service.
Deși la început părea o povară, boala s-a dovedit, în cele din urmă, o binecuvântare deghizată, care i-a schimbat radical percepția asupra vieții.
Though it seemed a burden at first, the illness turned out, in the end, to be a blessing in disguise that radically changed his outlook on life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | binecuvântare | binecuvântări |
| Genitive | binecuvântării | binecuvântărilor |
| Accusative | binecuvântare | binecuvântări |
| Vocative | binecuvântare | binecuvântări |
Word family
Etymology
Binecuvântare is a native Romanian formation, built from bine ("well") and cuvânt ("word"), and tied to the verb a binecuvânta ("to bless", literally "to speak well over someone"). The pattern mirrors Latin benedicere (bene + dicere, "to speak well"), so the Romanian word is best understood as a home-grown calque of that Latin idea rather than a direct borrowing. Cuvânt itself traces back to Latin conventus ("gathering, agreement"), which shifted in meaning to "word" in Romanian, unlike its Romance sister words.
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