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râu
river /ˈrɨu/
noun#1344 most common
Also: stream, watercourse
Example sentences
Acesta este un râu.
This is a river.
Copiii se joacă lângă râu.
The children are playing near the river.
Apa râului este rece.
The river's water is cold.
Am înotat în râul din apropierea satului.
I swam in the river near the village.
Malurile râurilor din regiune sunt împădurite.
The banks of the rivers in the region are wooded.
Localnicii se tem că râurile își vor schimba cursul din cauza defrișărilor masive.
The locals fear that the rivers will change course because of massive deforestation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | râul | râurile |
| Genitive | râului | râurilor |
| Accusative | râul | râurile |
| Vocative | râule | râurilor |
Word family
râulețsmall river, creek
râușorlittle river (affectionate diminutive)
râuririvers (plural form)
Etymology
Râu comes from Latin rivus, meaning stream or small watercourse. The word passed into Romanian through the normal sound changes from spoken Latin in the region, keeping its core meaning of flowing water. It is unrelated to the similar-looking word rău, meaning bad, which differs only by one diacritic.
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