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pompier
firefighter /pomˈpjer/
noun#3142 most common
Also: fireman
Example sentences
Pompierul este curajos.
The firefighter is brave.
Vreau să fiu pompier.
I want to be a firefighter.
Pompierii au stins incendiul.
The firefighters put out the fire.
Mașina de pompieri a ajuns rapid la fața locului.
The fire truck arrived quickly at the scene.
Pompierul a salvat o pisică dintr-un copac înalt.
The firefighter saved a cat from a tall tree.
Datorită intervenției prompte a pompierilor, incendiul nu s-a extins la clădirile învecinate.
Thanks to the firefighters' prompt intervention, the fire did not spread to the neighboring buildings.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pompierul | pompierii |
| Genitive | pompierului | pompierilor |
| Accusative | pompierul | pompierii |
| Vocative | pompierule | pompierilor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "pompier" directly from French "pompier," the standard French word for firefighter. The French word is built on "pompe" (pump), the equipment early firefighters used to draw and spray water, plus the agent suffix "-ier." Romanian adopted many such French words in the 19th century as it modernized its vocabulary and institutions.
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