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cinsti
to honor /tʃinˈsti/
verb#2100 most common
Also: to celebrate (a person, memory, or occasion), to treat someone (to a drink), colloquial
Example sentences
Eu cinstesc familia mea.
I honor my family.
Copiii cinstesc memoria bunicilor lor.
The children honor the memory of their grandparents.
În fiecare toamnă, satul cinstește sărbătoarea recoltei.
Every autumn, the village honors the harvest festival.
Trebuie să-i cinstim pe cei care au luptat pentru libertate.
We must honor those who fought for freedom.
Hai să te cinstesc cu un pahar de vin, ai muncit destul azi.
Let me treat you to a glass of wine, you've worked enough today.
Comunitatea a hotărât să cinstească amintirea celor dispăruți printr-un monument ridicat în centrul orașului.
The community decided to honor the memory of the departed with a monument erected in the town center.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | cinstesc | cinstii | voi cinsti |
| 2sg | cinstești | cinstiși | vei cinsti |
| 3sg | cinstește | cinsti | va cinsti |
| 1pl | cinstim | cinstirăm | vom cinsti |
| 2pl | cinstiți | cinstirăți | veți cinsti |
| 3pl | cinstesc | cinstiră | vor cinsti |
Word family
cinstehonor, honesty
cinstithonest, honorable
necinstedishonesty
necinstitdishonest
cinstitorone who honors, respectful
Etymology
The verb comes from the Romanian noun cinste, meaning honor or honesty, with the verbal suffix -i added to form the infinitive. Cinste itself was borrowed from Old Slavic čьstь, meaning honor or respect. The word entered Romanian through centuries of contact with Slavic-speaking neighbors, long before Romanian's Latin base absorbed this layer of vocabulary.
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