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ceas
clock, watch /ˈtʃe̯as/
noun#859 most common
Also: hour, moment (in idioms)
Example sentences
Cât e ceasul?
What time is it?
Am un ceas nou.
I have a new watch.
Ceasul de pe perete s-a oprit.
The clock on the wall has stopped.
Mi-am uitat ceasul acasă.
I forgot my watch at home.
Ceasurile din turnul bisericii bat la fiecare oră.
The clocks in the church tower strike every hour.
L-a prins ceasul rău tocmai când credea că totul e bine.
Bad luck struck him just when he thought everything was fine.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ceas / ceasul | ceasuri / ceasurile |
| Genitive | ceasului | ceasurilor |
| Accusative | ceas / ceasul | ceasuri / ceasurile |
| Vocative | ceasule | ceasurilor |
Word family
ceasornica clock, especially an ornamental or mechanical one
ceasornicarwatchmaker, clockmaker
ceasornicăriewatch shop, clockmaker's workshop
ceas deșteptătoralarm clock
cu ceasulby the hour, constantly
Etymology
Ceas entered Romanian from Old Church Slavonic or an early South Slavic source, from a word meaning "time" or "hour." It is one of many everyday Slavic loanwords that entered Romanian through centuries of contact with neighboring Slavic-speaking populations, alongside the Latin core of the language. The meaning narrowed over time from "hour" to also cover the object that tells the hour, the clock or watch.
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