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extraterestră
alien, extraterrestrial (feminine form) /ɛks.tra.te.ˈres.trə/
adjective#4079 most common
Also: extraterrestrial being (f.), creature from another planet (f.)
Example sentences
Extraterestra este verde.
The alien is green.
Am văzut o extraterestră în film.
I saw an alien in the movie.
Fetița crede că vecina ei este o extraterestră.
The little girl believes her neighbor is an alien.
Nava extraterestră a aterizat lângă lac.
The alien spaceship landed near the lake.
Deși părea complet umană, personajul principal era de fapt o extraterestră venită să studieze comportamentul oamenilor.
Although she seemed completely human, the main character was actually an alien who had come to study human behavior.
Criticii au numit-o o poveste despre singurătatea unei ființe extraterestre exilate pe o planetă străină.
Critics called it a story about the loneliness of an extraterrestrial being exiled on a foreign planet.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | extraterestră | extraterestre |
| Genitive | extraterestre | extraterestrelor |
| Accusative | extraterestră | extraterestre |
| Vocative | extraterestro | extraterestrelor |
Word family
extraterestrualien, extraterrestrial (masculine)
extratereștrialiens, extraterrestrials (masculine plural)
extraterestrealiens, extraterrestrials (feminine plural)
terestruterrestrial, earthly
Etymology
Extraterestru/extraterestră is a modern coinage, built on the Latin prefix extra- (outside, beyond) and terrestris (of the earth), itself from terra (earth, land). The word entered Romanian through French extraterrestre in the 20th century, alongside the rise of science fiction. The feminine form extraterestră simply follows the regular Romanian adjective pattern for words ending in -u/-ă.
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