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păcat
sin /pəˈkat/
noun#615 most common
Also: a pity, a shame (as in 'what a pity'), wrongdoing, fault
Example sentences
Ce păcat!
What a shame!
Este păcat să pierzi timpul așa.
It's a shame to waste time like that.
Minciuna este un păcat.
Lying is a sin.
Preotul l-a iertat de păcate.
The priest absolved him of his sins.
A făcut multe păcate în tinerețe, dar acum se căiește.
He committed many sins in his youth, but now he repents.
Păcatele părinților cad, spune vorba veche, asupra copiilor.
The sins of the parents fall, as the old saying goes, upon the children.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | păcat | păcate |
| Genitive | păcatului | păcatelor |
| Accusative | păcat | păcate |
| Vocative | păcatule | păcatelor |
Word family
a păcătuito sin
păcătossinful, a sinner (masculine)
păcătoasăsinful, a sinner (feminine)
păcătuirethe act of sinning
Etymology
Păcat comes from the Latin peccatum, meaning sin or offense, which is the past participle of peccare, to sin or to err. The word passed into Romanian as part of the core Latin vocabulary that survived from the region's Roman past. Its dual meaning, both a religious sin and a general expression of regret, mirrors the same split in other Romance languages.
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