Learn Romanian › cadou
cadou
gift /kaˈdow/
noun#751 most common
Also: present
Example sentences
Acesta este un cadou pentru tine.
This is a gift for you.
Îi fac un cadou mamei de ziua ei.
I'm giving my mom a gift for her birthday.
Am primit un cadou frumos de Crăciun.
I received a beautiful gift for Christmas.
Cadoul pe care mi l-ai făcut m-a impresionat profund.
The gift you gave me impressed me deeply.
Copiii au despachetat cadourile cu o nerăbdare greu de stăpânit.
The children unwrapped the gifts with a barely containable impatience.
Generozitatea cu care alesese fiecare cadou dezvăluia o grijă pe care rareori o exprima în cuvinte.
The generosity with which she had chosen each gift revealed a care she rarely put into words.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cadou | cadouri |
| Genitive | cadoului | cadourilor |
| Accusative | cadou | cadouri |
| Vocative | cadou | cadouri |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "cadou" from French "cadeau" in the 19th century, a period when Romanian absorbed many French words as the language modernized. French "cadeau" itself traces back to Old Occitan "capdel" (chief, heading), from Latin "capitellum", a diminutive of "caput" (head). The sense shifted over centuries from a decorative heading in a text, to an entertainment offered to please someone, to simply a gift.
Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free