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lapte
milk /ˈlap.te/
noun#1489 most common
Example sentences
Beau lapte dimineața.
I drink milk in the morning.
Îmi place laptele cald.
I like warm milk.
Am cumpărat lapte proaspăt de la piață.
I bought fresh milk from the market.
Laptele de capră are un gust mai puternic decât cel de vacă.
Goat milk has a stronger taste than cow's milk.
Producătorii de lapte se confruntă cu prețuri tot mai mici pe piață.
Milk producers face ever lower market prices.
Fermentarea laptelui stă la baza obținerii iaurtului și a brânzeturilor tradiționale.
The fermentation of milk is the basis for making yogurt and traditional cheeses.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lapte | None |
| Genitive | laptelui | None |
| Accusative | lapte | None |
| Vocative | lapte | None |
Word family
lăptarmilkman
lăptăriedairy shop
lăptosmilky
alăptato breastfeed
lactatdairy product
Etymology
Lapte comes from the Latin accusative form lactem, from lac, lactis, meaning milk. Romanian, like other Romance languages, built its modern noun from this accusative case rather than the nominative. The ultimate origin of Latin lac is debated, and some linguists treat it as a borrowing rather than an inherited Indo-European word, so no secure PIE root is given here.
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