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prosop
towel /proˈsop/
noun#3008 most common
Example sentences
Prosopul este pe pat.
The towel is on the bed.
Am nevoie de un prosop curat.
I need a clean towel.
Ea și-a uscat părul cu prosopul.
She dried her hair with the towel.
Pune prosoapele ude la uscat pe balcon.
Put the wet towels out to dry on the balcony.
La hotel, prosoapele erau împăturite frumos pe pat.
At the hotel, the towels were neatly folded on the bed.
Deși prosopul părea uscat, mirosea a mucegai, semn că nu fusese lăsat destul la aerisit.
Although the towel seemed dry, it smelled of mildew, a sign it hadn't been left out to air long enough.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prosop | prosoape |
| Genitive | prosopului | prosoapelor |
| Accusative | prosop | prosoape |
| Vocative | prosopule | prosoapelor |
Word family
prosopelsmall towel (diminutive)
prosoapetowels (plural)
prosop de baiebath towel
prosop de bucătăriekitchen towel
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "prosop" from Bulgarian and Serbian, where a related word denotes something spread out or laid flat. The underlying Slavic root traces back to a widespread Indo-European root meaning "to spread" or "to extend," since a towel is a piece of cloth laid out flat. The word entered Romanian through centuries of contact with South Slavic languages in the Balkans.
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