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demn
worthy /ˈdemn/
adjective#3995 most common
Also: dignified, deserving
Example sentences
Tudor este un om demn.
Tudor is a dignified man.
El este demn de încredere.
He is trustworthy.
Ea a avut o atitudine demnă de admirat.
She had an attitude worthy of admiration.
Câștigătorii au fost demni de felicitat.
The winners were worthy of congratulations.
S-a purtat demn până în ultima clipă a vieții sale, fără să se plângă.
He behaved with dignity until the last moment of his life, without complaining.
Numai cei care luptă neîncetat pentru dreptate se pot considera cu adevărat demni de a fi numiți eroi.
Only those who fight relentlessly for justice can truly consider themselves worthy of being called heroes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | demn / demnă | demni / demne |
| Genitive | demn / demne | demni / demne |
| Accusative | demn / demnă | demni / demne |
| Vocative | demn / demnă | demni / demne |
Word family
Etymology
Demn entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of the wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized the language's vocabulary. It comes from French digne, itself from Latin dignus, meaning worthy. Latin dignus is built on the same base as decet, it is fitting, both going back to a Proto-Indo-European root for taking or receiving in a fitting way.
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