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dubiu
doubt /ˈdu.bi.u/
noun#5039 most common
Also: uncertainty, reservation
Example sentences
Am un dubiu.
I have a doubt.
El nu are niciun dubiu în privința ta.
He has no doubt at all about you.
Există un dubiu serios legat de acest contract.
There is a serious doubt about this contract.
Fără dubiu, aceasta este cea mai bună soluție.
Without doubt, this is the best solution.
Instanța a acordat beneficiul dubiului acuzatului.
The court gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt.
Dubiile persistente ale investitorilor au dus la scăderea bruscă a acțiunilor pe bursă.
The investors' persistent doubts led to a sharp drop in the stocks on the exchange.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dubiul | dubiile |
| Genitive | dubiului | dubiilor |
| Accusative | dubiul | dubiile |
| Vocative | dubiule | dubiilor |
Word family
dubiosdubious, shady
dubioasădubious, shady (feminine)
indubitabilundoubtable, beyond doubt
dubitativexpressing doubt or hesitation
Etymology
Dubiu comes from the Latin neuter noun dubium, meaning doubt, itself from the adjective dubius, doubtful. Romanian already had the native word îndoială for doubt, so dubiu entered later as a learned borrowing, likely reinforced by Italian dubbio and French dubium in scholarly and legal usage. It kept the neuter gender of its Latin source, which is typical for abstract Latin loans in Romanian.
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