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hârtie
paper /harˈti.e/
noun#1253 most common
Also: sheet of paper, document (pl. hârtii)
Example sentences
Am nevoie de o foaie de hârtie.
I need a sheet of paper.
Copilul desenează pe hârtie.
The child draws on paper.
Am pus documentele importante într-un dosar de hârtie.
I put the important documents in a paper folder.
Fabrica de hârtie din oraș a fost închisă anul trecut.
The paper factory in the city closed last year.
Reciclarea hârtiei ajută la reducerea despăduririi.
Recycling paper helps reduce deforestation.
Deși contractul exista doar pe hârtie, clauzele lui nu au fost niciodată respectate întocmai.
Although the contract existed only on paper, its clauses were never fully honored.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hârtie | hârtii |
| Genitive | hârtii | hârtiilor |
| Accusative | hârtie | hârtii |
| Vocative | hârtie | hârtii |
Word family
hârtiuțăsmall piece or scrap of paper
hârțoagăold, tattered paper or document (pejorative)
hârțogărieexcessive paperwork, red tape
de hârtiemade of paper, paper-
hârtiipapers, official documents
Etymology
Hârtie entered Romanian from Greek chartion, a diminutive of chartes, the word for a sheet made from papyrus or later from rag pulp. The borrowing dates to the period of heavy Greek influence on Romanian, particularly under Phanariot rule. The ultimate origin of Greek chartes is not securely traced to an Indo-European root, so no PIE ancestor is listed here.
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