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definitiv

final, definitive /de.fi.niˈtiv/

adjective#4172 most common

Also: permanently, once and for all, conclusively

Example sentences

Este definitiv.
It is final.
Am decis definitiv să plec.
I have definitively decided to leave.
Rezultatul este definitiv, nu se mai schimbă.
The result is final, it will not change anymore.
S-a mutat definitiv în străinătate.
He moved abroad for good.
Contractul a fost semnat definitiv, fără posibilitate de modificare.
The contract was signed definitively, with no chance of amendment.
Hotărârea instanței a rămas definitivă și irevocabilă.
The court's ruling became final and irrevocable.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedefinitiv / definitivădefinitivi / definitive
Genitivedefinitivului / definitiveidefinitivilor / definitivelor
Accusativedefinitiv / definitivădefinitivi / definitive
Vocativedefinitiv / definitivădefinitivi / definitive

Word family

a definitivato finalize, to settle permanently
definitivarethe act of finalizing
definitivattenure exam for teachers in Romania
definițiedefinition
finalfinal, last

Etymology

Definitiv entered Romanian from French définitif, itself from Latin definitivus, an adjective built on the verb definire, "to set bounds, to define." That verb combines de- with finire, "to end," from finis, "boundary, end." The word thus carries the old sense of something fixed at its outer limit, with nothing left open.

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