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costum
suit (an outfit of matching jacket and trousers/skirt) /kosˈtum/
noun#862 most common
Also: costume (theatrical or folk outfit), swimsuit (in "costum de baie")
Example sentences
El poartă un costum negru.
He is wearing a black suit.
Am cumpărat un costum nou pentru nuntă.
I bought a new suit for the wedding.
Costumul de baie al Mariei este albastru.
Maria's swimsuit is blue.
Trebuie să-mi calc costumul înainte de interviu.
I need to iron my suit before the interview.
Costumele actorilor au fost create special pentru acest spectacol.
The actors' costumes were made specially for this show.
Deși costumul de la croitor arăta impecabil, el a insistat să mai facă o ultimă probă înainte de eveniment.
Although the suit from the tailor looked impeccable, he insisted on one more fitting before the event.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | costum | costume |
| Genitive | costumului | costumelor |
| Accusative | costum | costume |
| Vocative | costumule | costumelor |
Word family
a (se) costumato dress up, to disguise oneself
costumatdressed up, wearing a costume
costumașa small or child's suit/outfit
costumier / costumierăperson who makes or manages theatrical costumes
Etymology
Costum entered Romanian from French costume, which itself came from Italian costume, meaning custom or fashion. That Italian word traces to Latin consuetudo, meaning habit or custom, built from cum (with) and suescere (to become accustomed). The sense shifted over centuries from general custom to customary dress and finally to a matching suit of clothes.
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