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principiu
principle /prinˈt͡ʃi.pju/
noun#4042 most common
Also: basis, rule
Example sentences
Acesta este un principiu simplu.
This is a simple principle.
Ea respectă acest principiu în fiecare zi.
She respects this principle every day.
Compania noastră funcționează după un principiu clar.
Our company operates according to a clear principle.
Nu voi renunța la principiile mele, indiferent de consecințe.
I will not give up my principles, regardless of the consequences.
Legea se bazează pe principiul egalității în fața legii.
The law is based on the principle of equality before the law.
Dezbaterea filozofică a pornit de la principiul conform căruia orice acțiune are o cauză.
The philosophical debate started from the principle that every action has a cause.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | principiu | principii |
| Genitive | principiului | principiilor |
| Accusative | principiu | principii |
| Vocative | principiu | principii |
Word family
principalmain, chief
principialbased on principle, principled
principialitateadherence to principle, integrity
neprincipialunprincipled
Etymology
Principiu comes from Latin principium, meaning beginning or origin. Principium itself derives from princeps, meaning first or chief, a fusion of primus (first) and capere (to take). The word entered Romanian through Latin, alongside parallel borrowings in French and Italian that shaped the modern sense of a foundational rule.
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