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protector
protector /pro.tekˈtor/
noun#5041 most common
Also: protective (adjective use), patron
Example sentences
El este protectorul meu.
He is my protector.
Câinele nostru este un protector bun al casei.
Our dog is a good protector of the house.
Sfântul Gheorghe este protectorul orașului.
Saint George is the protector of the city.
Crema aceasta are un factor protector foarte puternic.
This cream has a very strong protective factor.
Cavalerii erau priviți ca protectorii poporului.
The knights were seen as the protectors of the people.
Instituțiile menite să joace un rol protector față de cetățeni au eșuat adesea în timpul crizei.
Institutions meant to play a protective role toward citizens have often failed during the crisis.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | protector | protectori |
| Genitive | protector | protectori |
| Accusative | protector | protectori |
| Vocative | protectorule | protectorilor |
Word family
protejato protectprotecțieprotectionprotejatprotected; protégé
protectoareprotective (feminine form)
protecționismprotectionism
Etymology
Protector comes from the Latin noun protector, protectoris, meaning one who shields or covers. It derives from the verb protegere, built from pro- (in front, on behalf of) and tegere (to cover). Romanian likely inherited the word through French protecteur as well as directly from Latin, a common double path for learned vocabulary in Romanian.
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