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rană
wound /ˈra.nə/
noun#882 most common
Also: injury, sore, open wound (emotional, figurative)
Example sentences
Am o rană la mână.
I have a wound on my hand.
Rana lui s-a vindecat repede.
His wound healed quickly.
Doctorul a curățat rana înainte de a o bandaja.
The doctor cleaned the wound before bandaging it.
Rana adâncă i-a lăsat o cicatrice pe braț.
The deep wound left a scar on his arm.
Deși rana părea superficială, s-a infectat în câteva zile.
Although the wound seemed superficial, it got infected within a few days.
Amintirea acelei pierderi a rămas o rană deschisă în sufletul ei.
The memory of that loss stayed an open wound in her soul.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rană | răni |
| Genitive | răni | răni |
| Accusative | rană | răni |
| Vocative | rană | răni |
Word family
a rănito wound, to hurt
rănitwounded, hurt
rănirethe act of wounding
rănitorhurtful, wounding (often figurative)
Etymology
Rană entered Romanian from Slavic, most likely Old Church Slavonic or an early South Slavic dialect, where a related word meant a wound or blow. This happened during the centuries of close contact between Romanian speakers and Slavic-speaking neighbors, a period that left many everyday Romanian words with Slavic roots. Unlike much of the core Romanian vocabulary, this word is not inherited from Latin.
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