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hoț
thief /hot͡s/
noun#2285 most common
Also: robber, crook, cheat (informal, of someone who overcharges or swindles)
Example sentences
Hoțul fuge.
The thief is running away.
Poliția a prins hoțul.
The police caught the thief.
Hoțul a intrat în casă noaptea.
The thief entered the house at night.
Vecinii au observat un hoț lângă mașina lor.
The neighbors noticed a thief near their car.
Deși părea un om cumsecade, s-a dovedit a fi un hoț iscusit.
Although he seemed like a decent man, he turned out to be a skilled thief.
Proverbul spune că hoțul neprins e negustor cinstit.
The proverb says that an uncaught thief is an honest merchant.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hoțul | hoții |
| Genitive | hoțului | hoților |
| Accusative | hoțul | hoții |
| Vocative | hoțule | hoților |
Word family
hoațăfemale thief
hoțietheft, act of stealing
hoțescthievish, of thieves
hoțeștein a thief-like manner, stealthily
a furato steal (different root, closely associated in meaning)
Etymology
The origin of 'hoț' is disputed among Romanian etymologists. Some dictionaries propose a link to Hungarian 'hóhér' (executioner), borrowed and shifted in meaning toward 'thief'. Others treat the word as being of unclear or pre-Romance origin. No confirmed Proto-Indo-European root is established for it.
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