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buzunar
pocket /buzuˈnar/
noun#1430 most common
Also: wallet (figurative, one's finances)
Example sentences
Am un telefon în buzunar.
I have a phone in my pocket.
Copilul își pune mâinile în buzunare.
The child puts his hands in his pockets.
Am uitat cheile în buzunarul hainei.
I forgot the keys in the coat's pocket.
Hoțul i-a golit buzunarele fără ca el să observe.
The thief emptied his pockets without him noticing.
Creșterea prețurilor lovește direct buzunarul românilor.
The rise in prices hits Romanians' wallets directly.
Guvernul promite măsuri care să nu afecteze buzunarul cetățenilor de rând, deși analiștii se îndoiesc de sustenabilitatea bugetară a planului.
The government promises measures that will not affect ordinary citizens' pockets, though analysts doubt the plan's budgetary sustainability.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | buzunar | buzunare |
| Genitive | buzunarului | buzunarelor |
| Accusative | buzunar | buzunare |
| Vocative | buzunarule | buzunarelor |
Word family
a buzunărito rummage through pockets, to pick a pocket
buzunărelsmall pocket (diminutive)
hoț de buzunarepickpocket
buzunar de la spateback pocket
Etymology
The origin of "buzunar" is not settled. Romanian dictionaries generally mark it as of obscure or disputed origin, with some scholars pointing to a Balkan source, but no chain back to a reconstructed root is agreed upon. It entered common use to name the sewn pouch in clothing, replacing older terms like "buzunariu" in some regional forms. Because no solid etymology is established here, no PIE root or cognate set is given.
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