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pată
stain /ˈpa.tə/
noun#1236 most common
Also: spot, blot, blemish
Example sentences
Am o pată pe cămașă.
I have a stain on my shirt.
Pata de cafea nu iese ușor.
The coffee stain doesn't come out easily.
Leopardul are pete negre pe blană.
The leopard has black spots on its fur.
A încercat să scoată pata de vin de pe covor.
He tried to get the wine stain out of the carpet.
Petele de rugină au apărut pe suprafața metalică după ploaie.
Rust spots appeared on the metal surface after the rain.
Discursul lui a rămas o pată pe reputația partidului.
His speech remained a stain on the party's reputation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pată | pete |
| Genitive | pete | pete |
| Accusative | pată | pete |
| Vocative | pato | pete |
Word family
a pătato stain, to blemish
pătatstained, spotted
nepătatunstained, spotless (also figurative: immaculate)
pătarethe act of staining or blemishing
peticpatch, scrap of fabric
Etymology
Pată is an old, everyday word in Romanian, already used in early written texts to mean a mark left by dirt, liquid, or color on a surface. Its ultimate source is debated among Romanian etymologists: some trace it to Latin, others treat it as a word of uncertain, possibly pre-Roman origin. Because the evidence is contested, no single ancestor form can be stated with confidence.
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