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margine
edge /ˈmar.dʒi.ne/
noun#1966 most common
Also: margin, border, outskirts
Example sentences
Copilul stă la marginea patului.
The child is sitting at the edge of the bed.
Satul se află la marginea pădurii.
The village lies at the edge of the forest.
Am scris o notă pe marginea paginii.
I wrote a note in the margin of the page.
Orașul s-a extins până la marginea râului.
The city expanded all the way to the bank of the river.
Trăiesc la marginea societății, izolați de restul comunității.
They live on the margins of society, isolated from the rest of the community.
Dezbaterea s-a purtat pe marginea proiectului de lege, fără a ajunge la o concluzie clară.
The debate was held on the subject of the draft law, without reaching a clear conclusion.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marginea | marginile |
| Genitive | marginii | marginilor |
| Accusative | marginea | marginile |
| Vocative | margine | margini |
Word family
mărginito border, to edge, to limit
marginalmarginal, on the edge
mărginașperson living on the outskirts, marginal figure
marginalizaremarginalization
marginalitatemarginality
Etymology
Margine descends from Latin margo, marginis, meaning edge or border. The word passed into Romanian as part of the core Latin inheritance, keeping its basic sense of a boundary line or outer rim. The same Latin root gave English margin through French, so the two words are close relatives rather than distant look-alikes.
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