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puternic
strong, powerful /puˈter.nik/
adjective#416 most common
Also: mighty, intense, loud (of sound/voice)
Example sentences
El este puternic.
He is strong.
Ursul este un animal puternic.
The bear is a powerful animal.
Vântul a fost foarte puternic aseară.
The wind was very strong last night.
Echipa noastră are un atac puternic.
Our team has a powerful attack.
Argumentele sale au fost puternice și convingătoare.
His arguments were strong and convincing.
Impactul puternic al crizei economice a schimbat radical piața muncii.
The powerful impact of the economic crisis radically changed the labor market.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | puternic (m) / puternică (f) | puternici (m) / puternice (f) |
| Genitive | puternic (m) / puternice (f) | puternici (m) / puternice (f) |
| Accusative | puternic (m) / puternică (f) | puternici (m) / puternice (f) |
| Vocative | puternicule (m) / puternico (f) | puternicilor |
Word family
puterepower, strength
a puteato be able, can
putințăcapacity, possibility
atotputernicalmighty, all-powerful
neputinciospowerless, feeble
Etymology
Puternic is built on putere, the Romanian noun for power or strength, plus the adjective-forming suffix -nic. Putere itself descends from Vulgar Latin potere, an infinitive that replaced the classical Latin posse (to be able). The underlying sense of capability and mastery goes back to an old Indo-European root for power and lordship.
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