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deces
death (formal/official term, as in a death certificate) /deˈtʃes/
noun#3652 most common
Also: decease, demise
Example sentences
Am aflat despre decesul lui.
I found out about his death.
Certificatul de deces este un document oficial.
The death certificate is an official document.
Familia a anunțat decesul bunicului în ziar.
The family announced the grandfather's death in the newspaper.
Data decesului a fost trecută greșit în acte.
The date of death was recorded incorrectly in the documents.
Numărul deceselor a crescut în ultima lună din cauza gripei.
The number of deaths has risen in the last month because of the flu.
Autoritățile au raportat un număr record de decese cauzate de valul de căldură.
Authorities reported a record number of deaths caused by the heat wave.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | deces | decese |
| Genitive | decesului | deceselor |
| Accusative | deces | decese |
| Vocative | deces | decese |
Word family
a decedato pass away, to die (formal)
decedatdeceased (person)
predecesorpredecessor (shares the cedere root via a different prefix)
moartedeath (the everyday, non-formal word)Etymology
Deces entered Romanian from French décès, meaning death. French décès descends from Latin decessus, a noun formed from decedere, meaning to depart or die. Decedere itself splits into de- (away, down) and cedere (to go, to yield), so the root sense is a departure from life.
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