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plin

full /ˈplin/

adjective#467 most common

Also: filled, packed, replete

Example sentences

Paharul este plin.
The glass is full.
Am o geantă plină de cărți.
I have a bag full of books.
Camera era plină de oameni.
The room was full of people.
Străzile sunt pline de turiști vara.
The streets are full of tourists in summer.
S-a mutat într-un apartament plin de amintiri.
He moved into an apartment full of memories.
Viața lui a fost plină de suișuri și coborâșuri.
His life was full of ups and downs.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeplin (m) / plină (f)plini (m) / pline (f)
Genitiveplinului (m) / plinei (f)plinilor (m) / plinelor (f)
Accusativeplin (m) / plină (f)plini (m) / pline (f)
Vocativeplin (m) / plină (f)plini (m) / pline (f)

Word family

plinătatefullness
împlinito fulfill, to turn a certain age
împlinirefulfillment
preaplinoverflow outlet
plinuțchubby, a bit plump

Etymology

Plin comes from the Latin adjective plenus, meaning full. This word passed down through spoken Latin in the region that became Romania and lost the ending, giving plin. Latin plenus itself goes back to an ancient root meaning to fill, shared across many Indo-European languages.

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