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fiu
son /ˈfiw/
noun#204 most common
Example sentences
Acesta este fiul meu.
This is my son.
Ea are un fiu și o fiică.
She has a son and a daughter.
Fiul lui vine mâine acasă.
His son is coming home tomorrow.
Fiule, ai grijă de mama ta!
Son, take care of your mother!
Cei doi fii ai familiei au plecat la studii în străinătate.
The family's two sons went abroad to study.
Fiilor săi le-a lăsat moștenire toată averea.
To his sons he left the whole fortune as inheritance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fiul | fiii |
| Genitive | fiului | fiilor |
| Accusative | fiul | fiii |
| Vocative | fiule | fiilor |
Word family
Etymology
Fiu descends directly from Latin filius, meaning son. Romanian kept the word almost unchanged from spoken Latin, while French, Spanish, and Italian reshaped it more heavily over time. Some scholars trace filius back to a Proto-Indo-European root tied to nursing or suckling, describing the infant at the breast.
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