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sălbatic
wild /səlˈbatik/
adjective#1817 most common
Also: savage, feral, untamed
Example sentences
Lupul este un animal sălbatic.
The wolf is a wild animal.
Florile sălbatice cresc pe câmp.
Wild flowers grow in the field.
Natura sălbatică din Delta Dunării atrage mulți turiști.
The wild nature of the Danube Delta attracts many tourists.
Mirosul de fiară sălbatică l-a speriat pe drumeț.
The smell of a wild beast frightened the hiker.
Comportamentul lui devenise tot mai sălbatic după ce fusese abandonat de mic.
His behavior had grown increasingly wild after being abandoned as a child.
Instinctul sălbatic, înăbușit de secole de civilizație, reapare uneori în cele mai neașteptate momente.
The wild instinct, suppressed by centuries of civilization, sometimes resurfaces at the most unexpected moments.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sălbatic (m) / sălbatică (f) | sălbatici (m) / sălbatice (f) |
| Genitive | sălbatic (m) / sălbatică (f) | sălbatici (m) / sălbatice (f) |
| Accusative | sălbatic (m) / sălbatică (f) | sălbatici (m) / sălbatice (f) |
| Vocative | sălbatic (m) / sălbatică (f) | sălbatici (m) / sălbatice (f) |
Word family
sălbăticiewildness, wilderness
a (se) sălbăticito turn wild, to become savage
sălbăticiunewild beast (archaic, literary)
sălbăticitgone wild, feral
Etymology
Sălbatic descends from Latin silvaticus, meaning 'of the woods,' built from silva 'forest' plus the adjectival suffix -aticus. It was inherited directly from spoken Latin rather than borrowed later, which is why it survives in everyday Romanian speech. Its Romance relatives, formed from the same Latin root, still carry the same core sense of 'wild' or 'untamed.'
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