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fier
iron (the metal) /ˈfjer/
noun#2675 most common
Also: an iron (tool, e.g. for pressing clothes), scrap metal (in compounds like "fier vechi")
Example sentences
Cheia este din fier.
The key is made of iron.
Poarta de fier este veche.
The iron gate is old.
Fierul se ruginește dacă stă în ploaie.
Iron rusts if it stays out in the rain.
Bate fierul cât e cald.
Strike while the iron is hot (literally: beat the iron while it's hot).
Am cumpărat un fier de călcat nou.
I bought a new iron for pressing clothes.
Podul a fost construit din fier și beton, rezistent la cutremure puternice.
The bridge was built from iron and concrete, resistant to strong earthquakes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fierul | fiarele |
| Genitive | fierului | fiarelor |
| Accusative | fierul | fiarele |
| Vocative | fierule | fiarele |
Word family
fierarblacksmith
fierăriesmithy, hardware store
fier de călcatclothes iron
fier vechiscrap iron, junk
fier-betonrebar
Etymology
Fier comes from the Latin ferrum, meaning iron. The word passed down directly into Romanian through common speech, alongside other everyday Latin-derived nouns. The origin of Latin ferrum itself is uncertain; some scholars think Latin borrowed it from a non-Indo-European source, so no secure Proto-Indo-European root is established.
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