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colier
necklace /koˈljer/
noun#3572 most common
Also: choker (in some contexts), chain (jewelry worn around the neck)
Example sentences
Ana are un colier frumos.
Ana has a beautiful necklace.
Mama poartă un colier cu perle.
Mom is wearing a pearl necklace.
Bunica mi-a dăruit colierul ei de aur.
Grandma gave me her gold necklace.
Colierul acesta antic a aparținut unei prințese.
This antique necklace belonged to a princess.
Deși colierul strălucea, ea a decis să nu-l poarte la petrecere.
Although the necklace sparkled, she decided not to wear it to the party.
Colierul, moștenit din generație în generație, poartă amintirea unei epoci apuse.
The necklace, passed down from generation to generation, carries the memory of a bygone era.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | colier | coliere |
| Genitive | colierului | colierelor |
| Accusative | colier | coliere |
| Vocative | colier | coliere |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "colier" directly from French "collier", meaning necklace. French built that word from Latin "collum", meaning neck, with the suffix "-ier" marking an object linked to something. The chain traces the same idea across languages: a neck, and the thing you put around it.
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