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ochi
eye /ˈokʲ/
noun#240 most common
Also: eyesight, gaze, hole/opening (figurative, e.g. in bread or a windowpane)
Example sentences
Am ochi albaștri.
I have blue eyes.
Ea are ochii verzi.
She has green eyes.
Mă doare ochiul stâng de ieri.
My left eye has hurt since yesterday.
Nu mai vreau să dau ochii cu el.
I don't want to run into him again.
Ochii sunt oglinda sufletului.
The eyes are the mirror of the soul.
Trebuie să fim cu ochii în patru, fiindcă zona e periculoasă.
We need to keep our eyes wide open, because the area is dangerous.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ochi | ochi |
| Genitive | ochiului | ochilor |
| Accusative | ochi | ochi |
| Vocative | ochiule | ochilor |
Word family
ochelarieyeglasses
a ochito aim, to take aim at
ochiosbig-eyed, eye-catching
deochithe evil eye (folk belief)
ochi de geamwindowpane
Etymology
Ochi descends from Latin oculus, meaning eye. Regular sound changes in spoken Latin dropped the intervocalic consonant cluster and turned the -cl- into the palatal sound written chi in Romanian. The same Latin root gave French œil, Italian occhio, and Spanish ojo. English eye is unrelated in form but shares a common Indo-European ancestor further back.
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