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iubitor
loving, affectionate /ju.biˈtor/
adjective#5539 most common
Also: fond of, lover (of)
Example sentences
Mama mea este iubitoare.
My mother is loving.
El este un tată iubitor.
He is a loving father.
Sunt un mare iubitor de cărți.
I am a great lover of books.
Ea a crescut într-o familie iubitoare și unită.
She grew up in a loving, close-knit family.
Mulți iubitori de artă vizitează muzeul în fiecare weekend.
Many art lovers visit the museum every weekend.
Deși auster în aparență, profesorul era, în esență, un mentor iubitor, dedicat necondiționat elevilor săi.
Though austere in appearance, the teacher was, in essence, a loving mentor, devoted unconditionally to his students.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iubitor | iubitori |
| Genitive | iubitorului | iubitorilor |
| Accusative | iubitor | iubitori |
| Vocative | iubitorule | iubitorilor |
Word family
iubito loveiubirelove
iubit / iubităbeloved, boyfriend/girlfriend
iubitoareloving (feminine)
neiubitunloved
Etymology
Iubitor is built from the verb iubi, meaning to love, itself inherited from a Slavic source related to Old Church Slavonic ljubiti. Romanian adds the agentive suffix -tor, borrowed from Latin -tor, the same ending seen in words like the English tor in narrator. The result is a hybrid word: a Slavic root fitted with a Latin-derived ending, typical of how Romanian absorbed both influences.
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