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mincinos
lying, deceitful /min.tʃiˈnos/
adjective#1705 most common
Also: liar, false, untruthful
Example sentences
El este mincinos.
He is a liar.
Nu fi mincinos!
Don't be a liar!
Prietena mea este mincinoasă și nu am încredere în ea.
My friend is a liar and I don't trust her.
Politicienii mincinoși pierd încrederea alegătorilor.
Lying politicians lose the trust of voters.
Poveștile ei mincinoase au ieșit la iveală după ani de zile.
Her lying stories came to light after years.
Deși părea sincer, discursul lui mincinos a fost demontat punct cu punct de jurnaliști.
Although he seemed sincere, his lying speech was taken apart point by point by journalists.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mincinos | mincinoși |
| Genitive | mincinos | mincinoși |
| Accusative | mincinos | mincinoși |
| Vocative | mincinosule | mincinoșilor |
Word family
Etymology
Mincinos is built from the Romanian noun minciună, meaning a lie, plus the adjective-forming suffix -os, meaning full of or characterized by. Minciună itself traces back to Latin mentio, mentionem, meaning a mention or statement, which shifted in meaning over time to lie in popular Latin and early Romanian. The suffix -os comes from Latin -osus, the same ending seen in many Romanian adjectives describing a quality in abundance.
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