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etaj
floor (storey of a building) /eˈtaʒ/
noun#1183 most common
Also: storey, level (of a building)
Example sentences
Apartamentul meu este la etajul trei.
My apartment is on the third floor.
Liftul nu funcționează, trebuie să mergem pe scări până la etaj.
The elevator isn't working, we have to take the stairs up to the floor.
Clădirea are cinci etaje și un lift vechi.
The building has five floors and an old elevator.
Vecinii de la etajul de sus fac mereu gălăgie noaptea.
The neighbors on the floor above always make noise at night.
Renovarea etajului superior a durat mai mult decât se estimase inițial.
The renovation of the upper floor took longer than initially estimated.
Arhitectul a propus reconfigurarea etajelor pentru a optimiza fluxul de lumină naturală în întregul imobil.
The architect proposed reconfiguring the floors to optimize the flow of natural light throughout the building.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | etaj | etaje |
| Genitive | etajului | etajelor |
| Accusative | etaj | etaje |
| Vocative | etajule | etajelor |
Word family
etajfloor, storey
etajarethe act of staggering or layering into tiers
etajatstaggered, tiered, terraced
multietajatmulti-storey
parterground floor (contrasted with etaj)
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "etaj" from French "étage", meaning a floor or level of a building. The French word itself descends from Vulgar Latin, tracing back to Latin "stare", to stand. The word entered Romanian in the 19th century during a wave of French-influenced modernization of urban vocabulary.
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