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blestem
curse /bleˈstem/
noun#2507 most common
Also: malediction, spell (of misfortune), damnation
Example sentences
Bunica spune că acest inel are un blestem.
Grandma says this ring has a curse.
Ea crede în blestem, dar eu nu.
She believes in the curse, but I don't.
Satul a fost lovit de un blestem vechi.
The village was struck by an old curse.
Preotul a încercat să ridice blestemul de pe casă.
The priest tried to lift the curse from the house.
Legenda spune că blestemul se transmite din generație în generație, urmărind familia până la ultimul urmaș.
The legend says the curse is passed down from generation to generation, following the family to its last descendant.
Deși mulți savanți resping ideea de blestem ca superstiție, în satele izolate credința că nenorocirile se datorează unor blesteme străvechi rămâne adânc înrădăcinată.
Although many scholars dismiss the idea of a curse as superstition, in isolated villages the belief that misfortunes stem from ancient curses remains deeply rooted.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blestemul | blestemele |
| Genitive | blestemului | blestemelor |
| Accusative | blestemul | blestemele |
| Vocative | blestemule | blestemelor |
Word family
a blestemato curse
blestematcursed, damned
blestemățieabomination, wicked deed
blestemătorone who curses, cursing
Etymology
Blestem comes from a Slavic verb related to blęsti, which meant to rave or talk deliriously. Romanian absorbed this word during the early medieval contact between Romance speakers and Slavic-speaking neighbors in the Balkans. Over time, the sense of wild or deceptive speech narrowed to a fixed meaning: a spoken formula meant to bring harm, a curse.
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