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pur
pure /ˈpur/
adjective#553 most common
Also: clean, sheer, unadulterated
Example sentences
Apa este pură.
The water is pure.
Aerul este pur aici, la munte.
The air is pure here, in the mountains.
Acesta este aur pur.
This is pure gold.
A fost pură întâmplare că ne-am întâlnit.
It was pure chance that we met.
Culorile pure nu conțin alte nuanțe amestecate.
Pure colors do not contain other mixed shades.
Filosofii kantieni vorbesc despre rațiunea pură.
Kantian philosophers speak of pure reason.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pur / pură | puri / pure |
| Genitive | pur / pure | puri / pure |
| Accusative | pur / pură | puri / pure |
| Vocative | purule / pură | purilor / purelor |
Word family
purificato purify
puritatepurity
puristpurist
purismpurism
impurimpure
Etymology
Pur comes from the Latin adjective purus, meaning clean or unmixed. Latin purus is traced to a Proto-Indo-European root tied to the idea of cleansing. The word passed into Romanian through the normal evolution of Latin vocabulary in the region, keeping both its form and its core meaning.
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