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prietenos
friendly /pri.e.teˈnos/
adjective#5150 most common
Also: kind, amiable, user-friendly (of things)
Example sentences
Câinele meu este prietenos.
My dog is friendly.
Vecina noastră este foarte prietenoasă.
Our neighbor is very friendly.
Copiii din clasa lui sunt prietenoși cu toată lumea.
The children in his class are friendly with everyone.
Un mediu de lucru prietenos ajută angajații să fie mai productivi.
A friendly work environment helps employees be more productive.
Interfața acestei aplicații este prietenoasă cu utilizatorul, chiar și pentru începători.
This app's interface is user-friendly, even for beginners.
Deși părea rezervat la prima vedere, s-a dovedit a fi unul dintre cei mai prietenoși oameni pe care i-am cunoscut.
Although he seemed reserved at first glance, he turned out to be one of the friendliest people I have met.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prietenos (m) / prietenoasă (f) | prietenoși (m) / prietenoase (f) |
| Genitive | prietenos (m) / prietenoase (f) | prietenoși (m) / prietenoase (f) |
| Accusative | prietenos (m) / prietenoasă (f) | prietenoși (m) / prietenoase (f) |
| Vocative | prietenosule (m) / prietenoaso (f) | prietenoșilor (m) / prietenoaselor (f) |
Word family
prietenfriend (male)prietenăfriend (female)prieteniefriendship
prieteneștein a friendly way
neprietenosunfriendly
Etymology
Prietenos is built from the noun prieten, "friend," plus the adjective-forming suffix -os, "full of" or "characterized by." Prieten itself entered Romanian from a Slavic source close to Old Church Slavonic prijatelĭ, "friend," a word tied to the verb prijati, "to favor, to wish well." That Slavic root and the Germanic root behind the English word "friend" both trace back to the same ancient root meaning "to love" or "to hold dear."
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