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omul
the man /ˈo.mul/
noun#263 most common
Also: the human being, the guy
Example sentences
Omul citește un ziar.
The man is reading a newspaper.
Omul acela lucrează la fermă.
That man works on the farm.
Am vorbit cu omul de la magazin ieri.
I talked to the man from the store yesterday.
Casa omului din sat a fost distrusă de furtună.
The man's house in the village was destroyed by the storm.
Omule, ai grijă ce vorbești!
Man, watch what you say!
Destinul omului rămâne, în ciuda progresului tehnologic, la fel de incert ca acum un secol.
The fate of man remains, despite technological progress, just as uncertain as it was a century ago.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | omul | oamenii |
| Genitive | omului | oamenilor |
| Accusative | omul | oamenii |
| Vocative | omule | oamenilor |
Word family
omman, human being (base, indefinite form)
oamenipeople, men (plural)
omenirehumanity, mankindomeneschuman, humane
supraomsuperman
Etymology
Omul combines the noun om, man or human being, with -ul, the enclitic definite article attached to masculine singular nouns in Romanian. Om descends from Latin homo, hominis, meaning man or human being. That Latin word in turn traces to a Proto-Indo-European root tied to earth, reflecting an old sense of the human as an earthly creature.
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