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lungime
length /lunˈd͡ʒime/
noun#4794 most common
Also: measurement (of length), wavelength (in compounds like "lungime de undă")
Example sentences
Care este lungimea acestei camere?
What is the length of this room?
Am măsurat lungimea mesei cu o riglă.
I measured the length of the table with a ruler.
Lungimea râului Dunărea este de aproape 3000 de kilometri.
The length of the Danube river is almost 3000 kilometers.
Croitoreasa a ajustat lungimea rochiei conform cerințelor clientei.
The seamstress adjusted the length of the dress according to the client's requirements.
Lungimea de undă a luminii vizibile variază între aproximativ 380 și 700 de nanometri.
The wavelength of visible light varies between about 380 and 700 nanometers.
Autoritățile au impus restricții privind lungimea maximă a vehiculelor care pot circula pe acest pod istoric.
The authorities imposed restrictions on the maximum length of vehicles allowed on this historic bridge.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lungime | lungimi |
| Genitive | lungimi | lungimilor |
| Accusative | lungime | lungimi |
| Vocative | lungime | lungimi |
Word family
lunglong
a lungito lengthen, to stretch out
lungitelongated, stretched
prelungireextension, prolongation
lungișlengthwise
Etymology
Lungime is built from the adjective lung, meaning long, plus the suffix -ime, which turns a quality adjective into an abstract noun of measure. The same pattern gives grosime (thickness) from gros and lărgime (width) from larg. Lung itself continues Latin longus, inherited directly into Romanian rather than borrowed later.
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