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palat
palace /paˈlat/
noun#2038 most common
Also: palate (roof of the mouth)
Example sentences
Palatul este mare.
The palace is big.
Am vizitat un palat frumos.
I visited a beautiful palace.
Regele locuiește în palat.
The king lives in the palace.
Palatul Parlamentului este cea mai mare clădire din România.
The Palace of Parliament is the largest building in Romania.
Palatele medievale erau construite pe dealuri pentru apărare.
Medieval palaces were built on hills for defense.
Arhitectura palatului reflectă ambițiile dinastiei care l-a construit.
The palace's architecture reflects the ambitions of the dynasty that built it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palat | palate |
| Genitive | palatului | palatelor |
| Accusative | palat | palate |
| Vocative | palatule | palate |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian "palat" comes from Latin "palatium", the name of the Palatine Hill in Rome where emperors built their residences. Over time the place name became a common noun for any grand royal or state residence. Romanian likely inherited or reborrowed the word through Latin and later French and Italian influence during its modern literary development.
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