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fruct
fruit /ˈfrukt/
noun#2109 most common
Also: produce (of a tree or plant), result, product (figurative, as in 'fruit of labor')
Example sentences
Mărul este un fruct.
The apple is a fruit.
Îmi place să mănânc fructe proaspete.
I like to eat fresh fruit.
Copiii au cules fructe din livadă.
The children picked fruit from the orchard.
Piața este plină de fructe exotice aduse din alte țări.
The market is full of exotic fruits brought from other countries.
Consumul zilnic de fructe și legume reduce riscul unor boli cronice.
Daily consumption of fruit and vegetables lowers the risk of certain chronic diseases.
Dincolo de valoarea nutritivă, fructul a devenit, în literatura simbolică, o metaforă a cunoașterii și a ispitei.
Beyond its nutritional value, fruit has become, in symbolic literature, a metaphor for knowledge and temptation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fruct | fructe |
| Genitive | fructului | fructelor |
| Accusative | fruct | fructe |
| Vocative | fructule | fructelor |
Word family
fructificato bear fruit, to pay off
fructuosfruitful, productive
fructozăfructose
fructierfruit bowl or dish
Etymology
Fruct comes from Latin fructus, meaning fruit or produce, and more broadly enjoyment or benefit. Fructus is the noun form of the verb frui, to enjoy or make use of. Romanian inherited the word directly through Latin, alongside its Romance sister languages.
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