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pânză
cloth /ˈpɨn.zə/
noun#4249 most common
Also: canvas, sail, web (as in spiderweb)
Example sentences
Rochia este făcută din pânză.
The dress is made of cloth.
Cumpăr o pânză nouă pentru perdele.
I am buying new cloth for the curtains.
Am găsit o pânză de păianjen în colțul camerei.
I found a spiderweb in the corner of the room.
Corabia avea o pânză albă, mare.
The ship had a large white sail.
Pictorul a întins pânza pe șasiu înainte de a începe tabloul.
The painter stretched the canvas on the frame before starting the painting.
Vântul umfla pânzele corăbiei în timp ce aceasta despica valurile.
The wind filled the ship's sails as it cut through the waves.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pânză | pânze |
| Genitive | pânzei | pânzelor |
| Accusative | pânză | pânze |
| Vocative | pânzo | pânzelor |
Word family
împânzito spread over or cover, as a network does
pânzara weaver or seller of cloth
pânză de păianjenspiderweb
pânză freaticăunderground water table (technical/geological use)
pânzăriea cloth shop or the cloth trade
Etymology
Pânză descends from Latin pannus, meaning a piece of cloth or rag. The word kept its core sense of woven fabric through the centuries in Romanian, then branched out to name specific things made of cloth, such as a ship's sail or a painter's canvas. The spiderweb sense is a later metaphorical extension, since a web resembles a fine woven sheet.
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