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cămin
home (hearth) /kəˈmin/
noun#3981 most common
Also: dormitory/hostel, hearth, fireplace, care home (institutional)
Example sentences
Acesta este căminul meu.
This is my home.
Locuiesc într-un cămin studențesc.
I live in a student dormitory.
Bunica mea stă la un cămin de bătrâni.
My grandmother lives in a nursing home.
Focul din cămin ardea liniștit în seara de iarnă.
The fire in the hearth burned quietly on the winter evening.
Pentru mulți studenți, căminul devine a doua casă în anii de facultate.
For many students, the dormitory becomes a second home during the university years.
Căminul, în sensul său cel mai profund, nu desemnează doar un loc, ci o stare de apartenență și siguranță.
Home, in its deepest sense, does not name merely a place, but a state of belonging and safety.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cămin | cămine |
| Genitive | căminului | căminelor |
| Accusative | cămin | cămine |
| Vocative | cămine | cămine |
Word family
căminehomes; dormitories (plural)
căminulthe home; the dormitory (definite form)
căminist, căministădormitory resident (colloquial)
cămin de bătrâninursing home
cămin culturalvillage cultural center
Etymology
Cămin comes from Latin caminus, meaning furnace or fireplace, which Latin itself borrowed from Greek kaminos. The word first meant the hearth at the center of a house, then widened to mean the home built around that hearth. In modern Romanian it has also come to label institutional residences, such as student dormitories or care homes.
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