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sânge

blood /ˈsɨn.dʒe/

noun#368 most common

Also: bloodline (in figurative use), lineage/kinship (figurative)

Example sentences

Am sânge pe mână.
I have blood on my hand.
Doctorul mi-a luat sânge azi.
The doctor took my blood today.
Sângele curge din rană.
Blood is flowing from the wound.
Trebuie să donez sânge săptămâna viitoare.
I need to donate blood next week.
Grupa lui de sânge este O negativ.
His blood type is O negative.
Legătura de sânge dintre ei nu poate fi negată.
The blood tie between them cannot be denied.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativesângesângiuri
Genitivesânge (al sângelui)sângiuri (ale sângiurilor)
Accusativesângesângiuri
Vocativesângesângiuri

Word family

sângerato bleed
sângerarebleeding, hemorrhagesângerosbloody
însângeratbloodstained, covered in blood
consângeanblood relative, of the same blood

Etymology

Sânge comes from Latin sanguis (accusative sanguinem), the ordinary Latin word for blood. Romanian kept the word almost unchanged in meaning across two thousand years, unlike some Romance languages where a different root took over in casual speech. The further origin of Latin sanguis before Latin itself is disputed among scholars, so no PIE root is given here.

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