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piatră
stone /ˈpjatrə/
noun#959 most common
Also: rock, gem (in jewelry contexts)
Example sentences
Aceasta este o piatră.
This is a stone.
Am găsit o piatră frumoasă pe plajă.
I found a beautiful stone on the beach.
Copilul a aruncat piatra în râu.
The child threw the stone into the river.
Casa veche era construită din piatră.
The old house was built of stone.
Are o inimă de piatră și nu se lasă mișcat de nimic.
He has a heart of stone and is not moved by anything.
Piatra de încercare a oricărei democrații este modul în care tratează minoritățile.
The touchstone of any democracy is how it treats its minorities.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | piatră | pietre |
| Genitive | pietrei | pietrelor |
| Accusative | piatră | pietre |
| Vocative | piatră | pietre |
Word family
pietrosstony, rocky
pietrișgravel
împietrito turn to stone, to harden
pietrarstonemason
Etymology
Piatră comes from Latin petra, meaning rock or stone. Latin itself borrowed the word from Greek petra. Romanian kept the word through unbroken use since Roman times in the region, unlike some other Romance languages that later reshaped it.
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