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electricitate
electricity /e.lek.tri.tʃiˈta.te/
noun#4868 most common
Also: power (electric current)
Example sentences
Avem nevoie de electricitate pentru a găti.
We need electricity to cook.
Electricitatea este scumpă iarna.
Electricity is expensive in winter.
Furtuna a întrerupt electricitatea în tot orașul.
The storm cut off electricity across the whole city.
Prețul electricității a crescut semnificativ anul acesta.
The price of electricity has risen significantly this year.
Fără electricitate, fabrica nu ar putea funcționa la capacitate maximă.
Without electricity, the factory could not run at full capacity.
Accesul universal la electricitate rămâne o provocare majoră pentru dezvoltarea economică a regiunilor rurale.
Universal access to electricity remains a major challenge for the economic development of rural regions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | electricitate | electricități |
| Genitive | electricității | electricităților |
| Accusative | electricitate | electricități |
| Vocative | electricitate | electricități |
Word family
electricelectric
electricianelectrician
a electrizato electrify
a electrocutato electrocute
electronicăelectronics
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "electricitate" from French "électricité" in the 19th century, as the country modernized its scientific and technical vocabulary. The French word itself was built on modern Latin "electricus", a term coined by scientists from Greek "ēlektron", meaning amber. Amber was the substance in which static electric effects were first observed by rubbing it.
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