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domnișoară
miss / young lady /domniˈʃo̯arə/
noun#932 most common
Also: young unmarried woman, young lady (form of address)
Example sentences
Domnișoara este profesoară.
The young lady is a teacher.
Bună ziua, domnișoară!
Good day, miss!
Am cunoscut o domnișoară simpatică la petrecere.
I met a nice young lady at the party.
Domnișoara Popescu lucrează la banca din centru.
Miss Popescu works at the bank downtown.
Deși nu mai este folosit la fel de des ca înainte, termenul de domnișoară încă apare în documente oficiale.
Although it is not used as often as before, the term 'miss' still appears in official documents.
Discuția despre dacă ar trebui să renunțăm la apelativul domnișoară în favoarea unui termen neutru din punct de vedere marital a stârnit controverse.
The debate over whether to drop the title 'miss' in favor of a marital-status-neutral term stirred controversy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | domnișoară | domnișoare |
| Genitive | domnișoarei | domnișoarelor |
| Accusative | domnișoară | domnișoare |
| Vocative | domnișoară | domnișoarelor |
Word family
domnlord, mister, sirdoamnălady, madam, Mrs.
domnișoryoung gentleman, young master
domnesclordly, royal, of a ruler
domnulesir (vocative form of domn)
Etymology
Domnișoară is built from domn, meaning lord or master, which comes from Latin dominus. The diminutive suffix -ișoară turns it into 'little lady,' the term used for an unmarried young woman. It parallels domnișor, the masculine diminutive meaning young gentleman or young master.
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