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leac
remedy (cure, especially a folk or home remedy) /ˈle̯ak/
noun#4007 most common
Also: cure, medicine (informal)
Example sentences
Ceaiul acesta e un leac bun.
This tea is a good remedy.
Mama mea are un leac pentru orice durere de cap.
My mother has a remedy for any headache.
Bunica știe multe leacuri băbești.
Grandma knows many old wives' remedies.
Doctorii caută încă un leac pentru această boală rară.
Doctors are still searching for a cure for this rare disease.
Se spune că nu există leac pentru prostie.
It is said there is no cure for stupidity.
Timpul rămâne singurul leac pentru unele răni sufletești, chiar dacă pare că nu se va sfârși niciodată.
Time remains the only remedy for some wounds of the soul, even though it seems it will never end.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leac | leacuri |
| Genitive | leacului | leacurilor |
| Accusative | leac | leacuri |
| Vocative | leacule | leacurilor |
Word family
leacremedy, cure
leacuri băbeștiold wives' remedies, folk cures
lecuito heal, to cure (archaic or regional)
fără leacincurable, without remedy
Etymology
Leac comes from a Slavic word, Old Church Slavonic lěkъ, meaning medicine or remedy. Romanian borrowed it during centuries of close contact with Slavic-speaking neighbors, and it settled into everyday and folk usage alongside the more formal, Latin-derived medicament. The ultimate origin of the Slavic root itself is debated, so no single Indo-European root can be stated with confidence.
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