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fericire
happiness /fe.riˈtʃi.re/
noun#1138 most common
Also: joy, bliss
Example sentences
Fericirea este simplă.
Happiness is simple.
Am găsit fericirea în familia mea.
I found happiness in my family.
Copiii plâng de fericire când primesc cadouri.
Children cry from happiness when they get gifts.
Nu poți cumpăra fericirea cu bani.
You cannot buy happiness with money.
Fericirea adevărată vine din interior, nu din lucruri materiale.
True happiness comes from within, not from material things.
Filosofii au dezbătut secole la rând natura fericirii și dacă aceasta poate fi atinsă prin virtute.
Philosophers have debated for centuries the nature of happiness and whether it can be attained through virtue.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fericire | fericiri |
| Genitive | fericiri | fericiri |
| Accusative | fericire | fericiri |
| Vocative | fericire | fericiri |
Word family
Etymology
Fericire is built from the verb a ferici, meaning to make happy or to bless, plus the suffix -ire, which turns verbs into nouns naming a state or action. The related adjective fericit, meaning happy, points to a Slavic-influenced layer of Romanian vocabulary, absorbed during the centuries of close contact between Romanian and Old Church Slavonic through religious and administrative language. The exact Slavic source form is not settled enough to state with confidence.
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