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ficat
liver /fiˈkat/
noun#3777 most common
Example sentences
Ficatul este un organ important.
The liver is an important organ.
Ficații de pui sunt bogați în fier.
Chicken livers are rich in iron.
Îmi place ficatul de pui prăjit.
I like fried chicken liver.
Doctorul mi-a spus că ficatul meu este sănătos.
The doctor told me my liver is healthy.
Consumul excesiv de alcool poate afecta grav ficatul.
Excessive alcohol consumption can seriously damage the liver.
Ciroza este o boală cronică în care țesutul ficatului este înlocuit treptat de fibroză.
Cirrhosis is a chronic disease in which the liver's tissue is gradually replaced by fibrosis.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ficatul | ficații |
| Genitive | ficatului | ficaților |
| Accusative | ficatul | ficații |
| Vocative | ficatule | ficaților |
Word family
ficățellittle liver, diminutive used in cooking (e.g. ficăței de pui, chicken livers)
ficat grasfatty liver, foie gras
hepaticrelating to the liver (from a separate Greek root, not ficat)
hepatităhepatitis, inflammation of the liver
Etymology
Ficat comes from Vulgar Latin ficatum, a shortening of iecur ficatum, literally fig-fattened liver, a dish made by feeding geese figs before slaughter. Over time this phrase's second word pushed out the classical Latin word for liver, iecur, across most Romance languages. Romanian kept the Latin sound close to the original, while French wore the word down further to foie.
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