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masiv
massive (solid, heavy, or large in bulk) /maˈsiv/
adjective#4592 most common
Also: solid, bulky, large-scale
Example sentences
Ușa este masivă.
The door is massive.
Casa are un zid masiv de piatră.
The house has a massive stone wall.
Muntele acesta face parte dintr-un masiv muntos întins.
This mountain is part of a large mountain massif.
Investiția masivă în infrastructură a schimbat orașul complet.
The massive investment in infrastructure completely changed the city.
Exodul masiv al populației din mediul rural a accelerat declinul satelor.
The massive exodus of population from rural areas accelerated the decline of villages.
Structura masivă a podului, concepută pentru a rezista cutremurelor, impresionează prin simplitatea ei brutalistă.
The massive structure of the bridge, designed to withstand earthquakes, impresses with its brutalist simplicity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | masiv | masivi |
| Genitive | masiv | masivi |
| Accusative | masiv | masivi |
| Vocative | masiv | masivi |
Word family
masivmassive, solid, bulkymasivmountain massif
masivămassive (feminine form)
masivitatemassiveness, bulkiness
masătable; mass, doughEtymology
Masiv came into Romanian from French massif, which developed from Latin massa, meaning a lump or mass. Latin massa was itself borrowed from Greek maza, a word for a kneaded barley cake, tied to the verb massein, to knead. The French suffix -if became Romanian -iv, giving the modern adjective its shape.
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