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organ
organ (of the body) /orˈɡan/
noun#3148 most common
Also: body/agency (institutional), outlet (e.g. press organ)
Example sentences
Inima este un organ.
The heart is an organ.
Plămânii sunt organe importante pentru respirație.
The lungs are important organs for breathing.
Medicii au transplantat un organ sănătos pacientului.
The doctors transplanted a healthy organ into the patient.
Donarea de organe poate salva viețile multor oameni.
Organ donation can save the lives of many people.
Parlamentul este organul legislativ suprem al statului.
Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the state.
Presa este adesea numită al patrulea organ al puterii, alături de cele trei puteri clasice ale statului.
The press is often called the fourth organ of power, alongside the state's three classic branches.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | organ | organe |
| Genitive | organului | organelor |
| Accusative | organ | organe |
| Vocative | organule | organelor |
Word family
organicorganic
organismorganisma organizato organize
organizațieorganization
a dezorganizato disorganize
Etymology
Romanian "organ" comes from French "organe" and Latin "organum", which trace back to Greek "órganon", meaning tool or instrument. The word entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of the wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized the language. It kept both the anatomical sense (a body part with a function) and an extended institutional sense (a body that carries out a function of the state).
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