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mască
mask /ˈmas.kə/
noun#4995 most common
Also: disguise, front (figurative cover for true feelings)
Example sentences
Ea are o mască roșie.
She has a red mask.
Copilul poartă o mască de Halloween.
The child is wearing a Halloween mask.
În timpul pandemiei, oamenii purtau măști în magazine.
During the pandemic, people wore masks in stores.
Actorul și-a pus masca înainte să urce pe scenă.
The actor put on his mask before going on stage.
Sub masca politeții, ascundea o ambiție feroce.
Under the mask of politeness, he hid a fierce ambition.
Criticii au susținut că discursul lui era doar o mască elaborată pentru interese personale ascunse.
Critics argued that his speech was just an elaborate mask for hidden personal interests.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mască | măști |
| Genitive | măști | măștilor |
| Accusative | mască | măști |
| Vocative | mască | măști |
Word family
a mascato mask, to disguise, to conceal
mascatmasked, disguised
mascaradămasquerade
demascato unmask, to expose
mascarethe act of masking or concealing
Etymology
Romanian "mască" comes from French "masque" and Italian "maschera", both tracing back to Medieval Latin "masca", meaning specter or witch. The word entered Romanian in the modern era as part of a wave of French and Italian borrowings during the 19th century linguistic modernization. Its ultimate pre-Latin origin is disputed among linguists, with some pointing to Arabic "maskharah" (buffoon, mockery), so no secure Indo-European root can be given.
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