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magic

magical /ˈmadʒik/

adjective#1776 most common

Also: magic (attributive), enchanted

Example sentences

Acesta este un cuvânt magic.
This is a magic word.
Copilul a primit o poveste magică.
The child received a magical story.
Pădurea avea un aer magic în timpul iernii.
The forest had a magical air in winter.
Muzicienii au creat momente magice pe scenă.
The musicians created magical moments on stage.
Există obiecte magice în multe povești populare românești.
There are magic objects in many Romanian folk tales.
Filosofii au dezbătut dacă gândirea magică influențează deciziile raționale ale oamenilor.
Philosophers debated whether magical thinking influences people's rational decisions.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativemagicmagici
Genitivemagicmagici
Accusativemagicmagici
Vocativemagicmagici

Word family

magiemagic, sorcery
magicianmagician
magwizard, magus
magicămagical (feminine form)

Etymology

Romanian took "magic" from French "magique", which goes back to Latin "magicus" and Greek "magikos". That Greek word derives from "magos", a term for a member of the Persian priestly caste who practiced astrology and ritual. Some etymologists trace "magos" further to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to be able, to have power", linking it distantly to words like English "might".

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