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prizonier
prisoner /pri.zoˈnjer/
noun#1387 most common
Also: captive, prisoner of war
Example sentences
El este prizonier.
He is a prisoner.
Prizonierul stă în celulă.
The prisoner sits in the cell.
Prizonierul a fugit din închisoare.
The prisoner escaped from prison.
Soldații au fost luați prizonieri de inamic.
The soldiers were taken prisoner by the enemy.
Prizonierii de război au fost eliberați după semnarea tratatului.
The prisoners of war were released after the treaty was signed.
S-a simțit prizonier al propriilor sale temeri, incapabil să ia vreo decizie.
He felt like a prisoner of his own fears, unable to make any decision.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prizonier | prizonieri |
| Genitive | prizonierului | prizonierilor |
| Accusative | prizonier | prizonieri |
| Vocative | prizonierule | prizonierilor |
Word family
prizonierăfemale prisoner
prizonieratcaptivity, imprisonment
a lua prizonierto take prisoner
prizonier de războiprisoner of war
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "prizonier" from French "prisonnier" in the modern era, part of a wave of French vocabulary that reshaped Romanian after the 18th and 19th centuries. The French word traces back to Old French "prison" plus the agentive suffix "-ier", and "prison" itself comes from Latin "prensio", meaning a seizing or taking hold. The Latin noun is built on the verb "prehendere", to grasp or seize.
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