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capat
end /ˈka.pət/
noun#4458 most common
Also: extremity, terminus, tip
Example sentences
Trenul oprește la capăt.
The train stops at the end (of the line).
Casa noastră este la capătul drumului.
Our house is at the end of the road.
Firul acesta are două capete.
This wire has two ends.
A dus lupta până la capăt.
He carried the fight through to the end.
La capătul puterilor, a cerut ajutor.
At the end of his strength, he asked for help.
Am ajuns, în sfârșit, la capătul unei epoci marcate de incertitudine.
We have finally reached the end of an era marked by uncertainty.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | capăt | capete |
| Genitive | capătului | capetelor |
| Accusative | capăt | capete |
| Vocative | capăt | capete |
Word family
capeteends (plural of capăt)
căpătâihead of a bed; pillow
fără capătendless, without end
a duce la capătto see something through to the end
a căpătato obtain, to get (historically related root, meaning has diverged)
Etymology
Capăt shares its root with cap, the Romanian word for head, which goes back to Latin caput. Over time the meaning shifted from a body part to the outer point or tip of something, then to a general sense of end or extremity. The exact process that added the suffix to form capăt is not settled among Romanian etymologists, so this account stays cautious on the details.
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