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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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dinte | dinți |
| Genitive | dintelui | dinților |
| Accusative | dinte | dinți |
| Vocative | dinte | dinților |
Word family
dintetooth (singular)
dințattoothed, serrated
dințișorlittle tooth (diminutive)
danturăset of teeth, dentition
dentistdentistEtymology
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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