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păianjen
spider /pəˈjanʒen/
noun#5644 most common
Example sentences
Păianjenul este mare.
The spider is big.
Un păianjen a intrat în casă.
A spider came into the house.
Mi-e frică de păianjeni.
I am afraid of spiders.
Păianjenul și-a țesut pânza între doi copaci.
The spider wove its web between two trees.
Deși mulți oameni se tem de păianjeni, majoritatea speciilor sunt inofensive pentru om.
Although many people are afraid of spiders, most species are harmless to humans.
Comportamentul de vânătoare al păianjenului, care își construiește pânza cu o precizie geometrică uimitoare, a fascinat biologii de secole.
The hunting behavior of the spider, which builds its web with astonishing geometric precision, has fascinated biologists for centuries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | păianjen | păianjeni |
| Genitive | păianjenului | păianjenilor |
| Accusative | păianjen | păianjeni |
| Vocative | păianjenule | păianjenilor |
Word family
păianjenspider
pânză de păianjenspiderweb, cobweb
păianjen de maresea spider (a marine arthropod, literally spider of the sea)
Etymology
The origin of păianjen is not settled among Romanian etymologists. One theory traces it to Latin phalangium, a term for a venomous spider borrowed from Greek phalangion. Other scholars treat it as a word of unclear origin, since the sound changes needed to get from phalangium to păianjen are irregular. No consensus form is safe to cite as certain.
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