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faimos

famous /fajˈmos/

adjective#2745 most common

Also: renowned, well-known, celebrated

Example sentences

Parisul este un oraș faimos.
Paris is a famous city.
Ea este o cântăreață faimoasă.
She is a famous singer.
Acest restaurant a devenit faimos pentru prăjiturile lui.
This restaurant became famous for its cakes.
Actorii faimoși evită adesea presa.
Famous actors often avoid the press.
Descoperirile sale l-au făcut faimos în întreaga lume științifică.
His discoveries made him famous throughout the scientific world.
Deși devenise faimoasă peste noapte, refuza să se lase copleșită de faima bruscă.
Although she had become famous overnight, she refused to let the sudden fame overwhelm her.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativefaimos (m.) / faimoasă (f.)faimoși (m.) / faimoase (f.)
Genitivefaimos (m.) / faimoasă (f.)faimoși (m.) / faimoase (f.)
Accusativefaimos (m.) / faimoasă (f.)faimoși (m.) / faimoase (f.)
Vocativefaimos (m.) / faimoasă (f.)faimoși (m.) / faimoase (f.)

Word family

faimăfame
infaminfamous, disgraceful
infamieinfamy, disgrace
defăimato defame, slander

Etymology

Faimos entered Romanian from French fameux, itself from Latin famosus, built on fama, meaning report or reputation. Fama traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root for speaking, since fame begins as what people say about someone. The Romanian word kept the French route rather than developing directly from Latin through Romanian's usual sound changes.

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