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nostim
funny /nosˈtim/
adjective#3899 most common
Also: amusing, witty, cute, charming
Example sentences
Filmul este nostim.
The movie is funny.
Câinele nostru este foarte nostim.
Our dog is very funny.
Ea mi-a spus o glumă nostimă.
She told me a funny joke.
A fost o întâmplare nostimă, deși la momentul respectiv nu ne-a venit să râdem.
It was a funny incident, though at the time we did not feel like laughing.
Colegii mei sunt niște oameni nostimi, mereu găsesc ceva de glumit.
My colleagues are funny people, they always find something to joke about.
Deși cartea abordează teme grave, autorul reușește să strecoare pasaje nostime care destind atmosfera.
Although the book deals with serious themes, the author manages to slip in funny passages that lighten the mood.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nostim (m) / nostimă (f) | nostimi (m) / nostime (f) |
| Genitive | nostim (m) / nostime (f) | nostimi (m) / nostime (f) |
| Accusative | nostim (m) / nostimă (f) | nostimi (m) / nostime (f) |
| Vocative | nostim (m) / nostimă (f) | nostimi (m) / nostime (f) |
Word family
nostimadăa funny remark, joke, or amusing incident
nostimelsomewhat funny or cute, mild and endearing
nostimiecharm, wit, the quality of being amusing
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "nostim" from Greek νόστιμος (nóstimos), which originally meant "tasty, savory." The borrowing dates to the long period of Greek influence in the Romanian lands, especially the Phanariote era. In Romanian the sense shifted from pleasing the palate to pleasing through wit, so the word came to mean "funny" or "amusing" rather than "delicious." The Greek word itself goes back to nostos, "return, homecoming": food worth returning to.
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