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onoare
honor /oˈno̯a.re/
noun#884 most common
Also: dignity, privilege (as in 'the honor of'), honesty/integrity
Example sentences
Este o onoare pentru mine.
It is an honor for me.
Am onoarea să vă cunosc.
I have the honor of meeting you.
El își apără onoarea familiei.
He defends his family's honor.
Echipa a jucat ultimul meci pentru onoarea clubului.
The team played the last match for the club's honor.
Soldatul și-a pierdut onoarea în fața comandanților săi.
The soldier lost his honor in front of his commanders.
Onoarea unui om nu se măsoară în bani, ci în cuvântul dat.
A man's honor is not measured in money, but in the word he gives.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | onoare | onoruri |
| Genitive | onoarei | onorurilor |
| Accusative | onoare | onoruri |
| Vocative | onoare | onoruri |
Word family
Etymology
Onoare entered Romanian in the nineteenth century as part of a deliberate effort to re-Latinize the language's vocabulary, largely through French and Italian models. It traces back to Latin honor, meaning esteem or public office. The word replaced or supplemented older Slavic-derived terms for respect and standing that had been in use during earlier centuries.
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