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prietene
friend (vocative form, used to address a male friend directly: "friend!") /priˈe.te.ne/
noun#726 most common
Also: (female) friends (plural of "prietenă"), pal, buddy (informal address)
Example sentences
Salut, prietene!
Hi, friend!
Ce mai faci, prietene?
How are you doing, friend?
Ea are multe prietene la facultate.
She has many (female) friends at university.
Te rog, prietene, ajută-mă să duc bagajele.
Please, friend, help me carry the bags.
Dragă prietene, îți scriu aceste rânduri cu multă căldură.
Dear friend, I am writing these lines to you with great warmth.
Ascultă, prietene, căci timpul nu iartă pe nimeni, iar amintirile rămân singurul nostru adăpost.
Listen, friend, for time forgives no one, and memories remain our only shelter.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prieten | prieteni |
| Genitive | prietenului | prietenilor |
| Accusative | prieten | prieteni |
| Vocative | prietene | prietenilor |
Word family
prietenfriend (male)prietenăfriend (female)prieteniefriendshipprietenosfriendly
prieteneștein a friendly way
Etymology
Romanian "prieten" was borrowed from Old Church Slavonic "prijateljĭ" (friend), reflecting centuries of contact with Slavic-speaking neighbors and the Slavonic liturgical language used in the medieval Romanian church. The Slavic word itself traces to a root meaning "to favor" or "to be well disposed toward" someone. "Prietene" is simply the vocative form of the masculine noun, the shape used when calling out to a friend directly.
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