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brat
arm (the body part) /braʦ/
noun#3980 most common
Also: branch (of a river), armful (e.g. of flowers)
Example sentences
El are un braț puternic.
He has a strong arm.
Mama mă ține de braț.
Mom is holding me by the arm.
Mi-am rupt brațul la schi.
I broke my arm skiing.
Copilul dormea în brațele mamei.
The child was sleeping in his mother's arms.
Fluviul se împarte în două brațe înainte de a ajunge la mare.
The river splits into two branches before reaching the sea.
Autoritățile au promis sprijin, dar satele izolate de brațele Dunării așteaptă în continuare ajutor.
The authorities promised support, but the villages isolated by the branches of the Danube are still waiting for help.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | braț | brațe |
| Genitive | brațului | brațelor |
| Accusative | braț | brațe |
| Vocative | - | - |
Word family
brățarăbracelet
îmbrățișato embrace, to hug
îmbrățișareembrace, hug
antebrațforearm
Etymology
Braț descends from Latin bracchium, meaning arm. Latin borrowed the word from Greek brakhiōn, which is related to brakhys, meaning short. The sense of a river branch or an armful developed later in Romance languages by extension from the body part.
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