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cetățean
citizen /t͡ʃe.təˈt͡se̯an/
noun#3305 most common
Also: national (legal sense), town-dweller (older, literal sense)
Example sentences
El este cetățean român.
He is a Romanian citizen.
Fiecare cetățean are drepturi și obligații.
Every citizen has rights and obligations.
Cetățenii orașului au votat duminică.
The city's citizens voted on Sunday.
Guvernul a informat cetățenii despre noile măsuri.
The government informed the citizens about the new measures.
Drepturile cetățeanului sunt garantate de Constituție.
The citizen's rights are guaranteed by the Constitution.
Legea acordă cetățenilor străini posibilitatea de a obține cetățenia română după o perioadă de rezidență.
The law grants foreign citizens the chance to obtain Romanian citizenship after a period of residency.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cetățean | cetățeni |
| Genitive | cetățeanului | cetățenilor |
| Accusative | cetățean | cetățeni |
| Vocative | cetățeanule | cetățenilor |
Word family
cetatefortress, citadel, walled city
cetățeniecitizenship
cetățeancăfemale citizen
concetățeanfellow citizen
Etymology
Cetățean is built from cetate, meaning fortress or walled city, plus the suffix -ean, which marks someone as belonging to or coming from a place. Cetate itself descends from Latin civitas, the same word behind English words like city and civic. The suffix -ean is common in Romanian for naming inhabitants, as in orășean (city dweller) or sătean (villager).
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