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localnic
local (a person native to or resident of a particular place) /loˈkalnik/
noun#5054 most common
Also: local, of the locality (adjective sense), native, villager
Example sentences
Un localnic ne-a arătat drumul spre plajă.
A local showed us the way to the beach.
Piața e plină de localnici dimineața devreme.
The market is full of locals early in the morning.
Am întrebat un localnic care este cel mai bun restaurant din oraș.
I asked a local which is the best restaurant in town.
Localnicii au sărbătorit împreună festivalul tradițional al satului.
The locals celebrated the village's traditional festival together.
Populația localnică s-a opus construcției noii fabrici.
The local population opposed the construction of the new factory.
Autoritățile au consultat comunitatea localnică înainte de a aproba proiectul, ținând cont de obiceiurile localnicilor.
The authorities consulted the local community before approving the project, taking into account the customs of the locals.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | localnicul | localnicii |
| Genitive | localnicului | localnicilor |
| Accusative | localnicul | localnicii |
| Vocative | localnicule | localnicilor |
Word family
locallocal, of a place
localitatelocality, town
a localizato locate, to localize
localizarelocalization, location
localnicăfemale local, native woman
Etymology
Localnic is built from local, a word Romanian borrowed from French local, which traces back to Latin localis, from locus, meaning place. Onto this root Romanian added the suffix -nic, a native adjective-forming ending that marks something as characteristic of its base word. The same suffix shows up in zilnic (daily, from zi, day) and casnic (domestic, from casă, house). Over time, localnic shifted from a plain adjective meaning of the place to a noun meaning a person from that place.
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