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creier
brain /ˈkre.jer/
noun#737 most common
Also: mind, brains (intelligence)
Example sentences
Creierul este un organ important.
The brain is an important organ.
Copilul își folosește creierul ca să învețe lucruri noi.
The child uses his brain to learn new things.
Medicii au studiat creierul pacientului timp de câteva ore.
The doctors studied the patient's brain for several hours.
Stresul cronic poate afecta funcționarea creierului.
Chronic stress can affect the functioning of the brain.
Neurologii încearcă să înțeleagă modul în care creierul uman procesează emoțiile.
Neurologists are trying to understand how the human brain processes emotions.
Plasticitatea creierului permite formarea unor noi conexiuni neuronale chiar și la vârsta adultă.
The brain's plasticity allows the formation of new neural connections even in adulthood.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | creier | creiere |
| Genitive | creierului | creierelor |
| Accusative | creier | creiere |
| Vocative | creierule | creierelor |
Word family
creierașlittle brain (diminutive)
cerebralrelating to the braindescreieratscatterbrained, reckless
a-i sări cuiva creieriito lose one's temper or mind (literally: for one's brains to jump out)
Etymology
Creier comes from the Latin cerebrum, meaning brain. Romanian reshaped the word through a sound shift called metathesis, where consonants swap position, a change seen in other Latin-derived Romanian words too. The result kept the core meaning but changed the shape of the word almost beyond recognition.
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