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nespus
indescribable (literally "unsaid") /ne.ˈspus/
adjective#5486 most common
Also: unspoken, unspeakable, beyond words
Example sentences
Am o bucurie nespusă.
I have an indescribable joy.
Ea simte o durere nespusă.
She feels an unspeakable pain.
Frumusețea peisajului era nespusă.
The beauty of the landscape was indescribable.
Mama a suferit o durere nespusă când a aflat vestea.
Mother suffered an unspeakable pain when she heard the news.
Trăia cu bucurii nespuse pe care nu le împărtășea nimănui.
She lived with indescribable joys that she shared with no one.
În tăcerea nespusă dintre ei se ascundea o dragoste pe care niciunul nu îndrăznea s-o mărturisească.
In the unspoken silence between them hid a love that neither dared confess.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nespus (m) / nespusă (f) | nespuși (m) / nespuse (f) |
| Genitive | nespus (m) / nespusă (f) | nespuși (m) / nespuse (f) |
| Accusative | nespus (m) / nespusă (f) | nespuși (m) / nespuse (f) |
| Vocative | nespus (m) / nespusă (f) | nespuși (m) / nespuse (f) |
Word family
a spuneto say, to tell
spussaid, told (past participle)
nespusăindescribable (feminine form)
de nespusindescribably, beyond words
Etymology
Nespus is built from the negative prefix ne- and spus, the past participle of a spune, meaning to say or to tell. A spune descends from the Latin verb exponere, to set forth or explain, which lost its initial vowel over time and settled into the modern Romanian verb. So nespus means literally unsaid, and it has drifted to describe feelings or things so intense that words fail.
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