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bob
grain (a single kernel or seed) /ˈbob/
noun#1188 most common
Also: bean, kernel, berry (of grapes)
Example sentences
Am găsit un bob de orez pe masă.
I found a grain of rice on the table.
Bunica pune un bob de fasole în borcan.
Grandma puts a bean in the jar.
Fiecare bob de grâu a fost cules cu grijă.
Each grain of wheat was harvested carefully.
Boabele de struguri erau dulci și coapte.
The grape berries were sweet and ripe.
Ea numără boabele de porumb înainte de a le găti.
She counts the corn kernels before cooking them.
Bătrâna satului dă în bobi ca să prezică viitorul.
The old woman of the village reads fortunes with beans to predict the future.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bob | boabe |
| Genitive | bob | boabe |
| Accusative | bob | boabe |
| Vocative | bob | boabe |
Word family
boabegrains, kernels (plural)
bobițăsmall berry or grain (diminutive)
bob cu bobgrain by grain, little by little
a da în bobito tell fortunes by reading scattered beans
Etymology
The origin of "bob" is not firmly established. Romanian dictionaries generally mark it as uncertain, sometimes noting a possible link to Albanian, which would point to a shared word from the pre-Roman Balkan substrate rather than from Latin or Slavic. No confirmed Indo-European root has been traced for it.
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