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dulce
sweet /ˈdul.tʃe/
adjective#1030 most common
Also: fresh (of water), gentle, mild (of a voice or manner)
Example sentences
Prăjitura este dulce.
The cake is sweet.
Îmi place ceaiul dulce.
I like sweet tea.
Mama a copt un tort foarte dulce pentru ziua mea.
My mother baked a very sweet cake for my birthday.
Aceste fructe sunt mai dulci decât cele de anul trecut.
These fruits are sweeter than last year's.
Amintirea copilăriei ei era dulce și amară în același timp.
Her memory of childhood was bittersweet.
Vocea ei dulce și blândă a liniștit copilul speriat.
Her sweet, gentle voice calmed the frightened child.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dulce | dulci |
| Genitive | dulce | dulci |
| Accusative | dulce | dulci |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
dulceațăjam, sweetness
dulciurisweets, candy
a îndulcito sweeten
dulceagsickly sweet, cloying
dulcegăriesappiness, mawkishness
Etymology
Dulce comes from Latin dulcis, meaning sweet. Romanian kept the word almost unchanged while most other Latin descendants shifted its sound further, as in Italian dolce or French doux. The Latin form itself traces back to an ancient root for sweetness shared across Indo-European languages.
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