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dnă
Mrs. / Madam (abbreviation of "doamnă") /ˈdo̯amnə/
noun#496 most common
Also: ma'am, lady (formal title)
Example sentences
Bună ziua, dnă Popescu!
Good afternoon, Mrs. Popescu!
Dnă profesoară, pot să ies din clasă?
Mrs. teacher, may I leave the classroom?
Vă rog, dnă Ionescu, luați loc.
Please, Mrs. Ionescu, take a seat.
Am trimis documentele dnei director spre semnare.
I sent the documents to the (madam) director for signature.
Stimată dnă Popa, vă scriu în legătură cu contractul nostru.
Dear Mrs. Popa, I am writing to you regarding our contract.
Dnă avocat, clientul dumneavoastră a fost audiat ieri la sediul poliției.
Madam lawyer, your client was questioned yesterday at the police station.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dnă | dnele |
| Genitive | dnei | dnelor |
| Accusative | dnă | dnele |
| Vocative | dnă | dnelor |
Word family
doamnălady, madam, Mrs. (full form)domngentleman, Mr., lorddomnișoarămiss, young unmarried womandomniereign, lordship
doamnelorladies (vocative plural, as in "ladies and gentlemen")
Etymology
"Dnă" is a written abbreviation of "doamnă," the Romanian word for a married or adult woman, used as a polite title like "Mrs." or "Madam." "Doamnă" descends from Latin "domina," meaning mistress of the house or lady in charge. The Latin root itself comes from "domus," house. The short form "dnă" exists purely for writing efficiency, in letters, forms, and signs, and is always read aloud as the full word "doamnă."
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