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pătură
blanket /pəˈtu.rə/
noun#3855 most common
Also: layer, stratum (figurative, e.g. ozone layer, social class)
Example sentences
Pătura este caldă.
The blanket is warm.
Îmi place să dorm sub o pătură groasă iarna.
I like to sleep under a thick blanket in winter.
Copilul s-a acoperit cu pătura până la bărbie.
The child covered himself with the blanket up to his chin.
Am pus păturile vechi la spălat înainte de a le dona.
I put the old blankets in the wash before donating them.
Pătura de ozon protejează Pământul de radiațiile ultraviolete.
The ozone layer protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation.
Reforma fiscală a afectat în special păturile sociale defavorizate.
The tax reform hit disadvantaged social strata especially hard.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pătură | pături |
| Genitive | pături | pături |
| Accusative | pătură | pături |
| Vocative | pătură | pături |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian dictionaries do not agree on where "pătură" comes from. It is grouped with "a împături" (to fold), which points to an old sense tied to folding cloth, but the deeper source, whether Latin or an older Balkan word for cloth, is not settled. Because the record is uncertain, no single root can be stated with confidence.
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