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măsură
measure /məˈsurə/
noun#1096 most common
Also: measurement, size, moderation
Example sentences
Aceasta e măsura mea la pantofi.
This is my shoe size.
Vânzătoarea mi-a luat măsurile pentru rochie.
The saleswoman took my measurements for the dress.
Poliția a luat măsuri stricte după accident.
The police took strict measures after the accident.
Trebuie să bem cu măsură la petreceri.
We must drink in moderation at parties.
Într-o anumită măsură, ai dreptate, dar situația e mai complexă.
To a certain extent, you're right, but the situation is more complex.
Măsura în care societatea acceptă schimbarea depinde de gradul de încredere în instituții.
The extent to which society accepts change depends on the level of trust in institutions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | măsură | măsuri |
| Genitive | măsurii | măsurilor |
| Accusative | măsură | măsuri |
| Vocative | măsură | măsuri |
Word family
a măsurato measure
măsuratmeasured, moderate
nemăsuratimmeasurable, boundless
măsurătoaremeasuring device, survey
măsurătorsurveyor, one who measures
Etymology
Măsură comes from Latin mensura, the noun built on metiri, "to measure." That verb traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *meh₁-, "to measure." As the word passed into Romanian, the Latin -ns- cluster simplified to a plain -s-, giving măsură its current shape. The word kept both its concrete sense (a unit or act of measuring) and an abstract one (moderation, restraint), a split still visible in phrases like "cu măsură," meaning in moderation.
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