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electric
electric /elekˈtrik/
adjective#2028 most common
Also: electrically powered, electrifying (figurative, rare)
Example sentences
Mașina este electrică.
The car is electric.
Avem un tren electric în oraș.
We have an electric train in the city.
Fermierul a montat un gard electric în jurul curții.
The farmer put up an electric fence around the yard.
Vehiculele electrice devin tot mai populare în orașele mari.
Electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular in big cities.
Rețeaua electrică națională a suferit o pană majoră după furtună.
The national electric grid suffered a major outage after the storm.
Impedanța circuitului electric variază în funcție de frecvența curentului alternativ.
The impedance of the electric circuit varies depending on the frequency of the alternating current.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | electric (m) / electrică (f) | electrici (m) / electrice (f) |
| Genitive | electric (m) / electrice (f) | electrici (m) / electrice (f) |
| Accusative | electric (m) / electrică (f) | electrici (m) / electrice (f) |
| Vocative | electric (m) / electrică (f) | electrici (m) / electrice (f) |
Word family
electricitateelectricity
electricianelectrician
electrocutato electrocute
electronicelectronicelectromagneticelectromagnetic
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "electric" from French "électrique" in the 19th century, part of a wave of French-derived technical vocabulary. The French word traces to New Latin "electricus," coined by William Gilbert around 1600 from Greek "ēlektron," meaning amber, because rubbing amber produces static charge. The deeper origin of "ēlektron" itself is uncertain, so no reliable Indo-European root can be given.
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