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cruce
cross /ˈkru.tʃe/
noun#3379 most common
Also: crucifix, burden (as in 'a-și duce crucea', to carry one's cross)
Example sentences
Pe biserică este o cruce mare.
There is a big cross on the church.
Bunica poartă la gât o cruce de aur.
Grandma wears a gold cross around her neck.
El și-a făcut cruce înainte de a intra în biserică.
He crossed himself before going into the church.
Pe mormântul bunicului au pus o cruce de lemn.
They put a wooden cross on grandfather's grave.
Crucile din cimitirul satului poartă numele celor căzuți în război.
The crosses in the village cemetery bear the names of those who fell in the war.
Se spune că obiceiul de a-ți face cruce înainte de o călătorie lungă este o superstiție adânc înrădăcinată în tradiția ortodoxă.
It is said that the custom of crossing yourself before a long journey is a superstition deeply rooted in Orthodox tradition.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cruce | cruci |
| Genitive | cruci | cruci |
| Accusative | cruce | cruci |
| Vocative | cruce | cruci |
Word family
cruciulițălittle cross (diminutive, often worn as jewelry)
încrucișato cross, to intersect
cruciadăcrusade
crucifixcrucifix
crucialcrucial, decisive
Etymology
Cruce comes from Latin crux, crucis, the word for a cross or stake used in execution. The word passed into Romanian through everyday spoken Latin as the Christian symbol became central to religious life. Its form changed little over the centuries, unlike many other Romanian nouns.
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