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omor

murder /oˈmor/

noun#607 most common

Also: killing, homicide

Example sentences

Poliția anchetează un omor.
The police are investigating a murder.
Acesta este un caz de omor.
This is a murder case.
Omorul a avut loc noaptea.
The murder took place at night.
Suspectul este acuzat de omor calificat.
The suspect is accused of aggravated murder.
Ancheta privind omorurile din ultimii ani a fost redeschisă.
The investigation into the murders of recent years has been reopened.
Motivul omorului rămâne neclar, deși procurorii susțin că a fost premeditat.
The motive for the murder remains unclear, though prosecutors claim it was premeditated.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeomoromoruri
Genitiveomoruluiomorurilor
Accusativeomoromoruri
Vocativeomoromoruri

Word family

a omorîto kill, to murder
omorâtkilled, slain
omorâtordeadly, lethal
a se omorîto kill oneself; to work oneself to exhaustion

Etymology

Omor is the noun tied to the verb a omorî, meaning to kill. Its deeper origin is not settled among Romanian etymologists; some link it to om, the word for man or person, suggesting an original sense close to to turn into a corpse or to strike down a man. Because this link is disputed, no proto-root can be stated with confidence.

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