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domnie
reign /domˈni.e/
noun#5612 most common
Also: rule, lordship, your honor (formal address)
Example sentences
Domnia sa este profesor.
His Honor is a teacher.
Domnia lui Ștefan cel Mare a fost lungă.
Stephen the Great's reign was long.
În timpul domniei sale, țara a înflorit.
During his reign, the country flourished.
Istoricii studiază domnia regilor medievali.
Historians study the reign of medieval kings.
Domnia voastră este invitată la ceremonie.
Your Honor is invited to the ceremony.
Domniile lor au semnat tratatul de pace în secolul al XVII-lea.
Their lordships signed the peace treaty in the 17th century.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | domnie | domnii |
| Genitive | domniei | domniilor |
| Accusative | domnie | domnii |
| Vocative | domnie | domnii |
Word family
domnlord, sir
domnescprincely, lordly
domnitorruling prince, monarch
a domnito reign, to rule
doamnălady, madamEtymology
Domnie comes from domn, meaning lord or ruler, which descends from Latin dominus. The suffix -ie turns the noun into an abstract term for the state or office of being a lord, so domnie literally means the condition of ruling. It entered use in the medieval Romanian principalities to describe the rule of a voivode or prince.
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