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neață
morning (informal, as in the clipped greeting 'good morning') /ˈne̯a.t͡sə/
noun#2776 most common
Also: mornin', hey (as a morning greeting)
Example sentences
Neața!
Morning!
Bună neața, ce faci?
Good morning, how are you?
Îi spun neața vecinului în fiecare dimineață.
I say morning to my neighbor every morning.
Mi-a scris "neața" pe telefon chiar înainte să plece la muncă.
He texted me "morning" right before he left for work.
În unele zone din Moldova, oamenii zic mai des "bună neața" decât "bună dimineața".
In some parts of Moldova, people say "bună neața" more often than "bună dimineața".
Deși pare doar o formă prescurtată și leneșă, "neața" a ajuns un salut de sine stătător în conversațiile scrise informale.
Although it looks like just a lazy, shortened form, "neața" has become a standalone greeting in informal written conversations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neață | |
| Genitive | ||
| Accusative | neața | |
| Vocative |
Word family
dimineațămorning (standard, full form)
bună dimineațagood morning (formal greeting)
bună neațagood morning (casual greeting)
mâine-dimineațătomorrow morning
Etymology
Neață is a colloquial clipping of dimineață, the standard Romanian word for morning. Speakers drop the initial dimi- in fast, casual speech, most often inside the fixed greeting bună dimineața, which becomes bună neața or simply neața. It is not a separate historical word with its own root, but a worn-down variant of dimineață, so it inherits that word's derivation from Latin.
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