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dinți

teeth /ˈdint͡sʲ/

noun#2492 most common

Also: tooth (singular form: dinte)

Example sentences

Am doi dinți noi.
I have two new teeth.
Mă spăl pe dinți în fiecare dimineață.
I brush my teeth every morning.
Copilul are dinții albi și sănătoși.
The child has white, healthy teeth.
Trebuie să mergi la dentist pentru că te dor dinții.
You need to go to the dentist because your teeth hurt.
Câinele și-a arătat dinții și a mârâit amenințător.
The dog bared its teeth and growled threateningly.
A scrâșnit din dinți de furie, dar a reușit să rămână calm.
He gritted his teeth in anger but managed to stay calm.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedintedinți
Genitivedinteluidinților
Accusativedintedinți
Vocativedintedinților

Word family

dintetooth (singular)
dințattoothed, serrated
dințișorlittle tooth (diminutive)
danturăset of teeth, dentition
dentistdentist

Etymology

Dinți is the plural of dinte, tooth, inherited directly from Latin dens, dentem. The word has stayed close to its Latin ancestor across the Romance family. It goes back further to a very old Indo-European word for tooth.

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