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masculin

male /mas.kuˈlin/

adjective#5234 most common

Also: masculine

Example sentences

Copilul este de sex masculin.
The child is male.
Cuvântul „scaun” este de gen masculin.
The word "chair" is masculine gender.
Echipa masculină de handbal a câștigat meciul.
The men's handball team won the match.
Vocea lui masculină se auzea din depărtare.
His masculine voice could be heard from afar.
Substantivele de genul masculin primesc articolul „un”.
Masculine-gender nouns take the article "un".
Modelul tradițional al identității masculine este pus la îndoială de sociologii contemporani.
The traditional model of masculine identity is being questioned by contemporary sociologists.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativemasculinmasculini
Genitivemasculinmasculini
Accusativemasculinmasculini
Vocativemasculinmasculini

Word family

masculmale (animal)
masculinitatemasculinity
masculinizato masculinize
femininfeminine, female

Etymology

Masculin entered Romanian in the nineteenth century from French masculin, part of a broader wave of French-based vocabulary that reshaped modern Romanian. French masculin traces to Latin masculinus, an adjective built on masculus, meaning male, which was itself formed from mas, male or man, with a diminutive suffix. The word therefore shares its root directly with English masculine.

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