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favorit
favorite /favoˈrit/
adjective#2393 most common
Also: frontrunner (as a substantivized noun), preferred one
Example sentences
Roșu este culoarea mea favorită.
Red is my favorite color.
Care este mâncarea ta favorită?
What is your favorite food?
Fotbalul este sportul lui favorit.
Football is his favorite sport.
Echipa favorită a suporterilor a pierdut meciul.
The fans' favorite team lost the match.
Calul acesta este marele favorit al cursei.
This horse is the big favorite of the race.
Deși era favoritul incontestabil, candidatul a pierdut alegerile.
Although he was the undisputed favorite, the candidate lost the election.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | favorit | favoriți |
| Genitive | favoritului | favoriților |
| Accusative | favorit | favoriți |
| Vocative | favoritule | favoriților |
Word family
favoarefavor, good graces
favorizato favor, to facilitate
favorabilfavorable
favoritismfavoritism
defavorizatdisadvantaged
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "favorit" from French "favori" (masculine) and "favorite" (feminine), which trace back to Italian "favorito", the past participle of "favorire", to favor. That in turn derives from Latin "favor", goodwill or support, tied to the verb "favere", to favor or side with. The word entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of a wave of French-derived vocabulary.
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