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sabie
sword /ˈsa.bi.e/
noun#1487 most common
Also: saber
Example sentences
Cavalerul are o sabie.
The knight has a sword.
Sabia este foarte ascuțită.
The sword is very sharp.
El a scos sabia din teacă.
He drew the sword from its sheath.
Regele i-a dăruit cavalerului o sabie de argint.
The king gave the knight a silver sword.
Soldații luptau cu săbiile ridicate deasupra capului.
The soldiers fought with their swords raised above their heads.
Sabia lui Damocles atârna deasupra tronului, amintind tuturor cât de fragilă este puterea.
The sword of Damocles hung above the throne, reminding everyone how fragile power is.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabie | săbii |
| Genitive | sabii | săbii |
| Accusative | sabie | săbii |
| Vocative | sabie | săbii |
Word family
sabiesword
săbiuțălittle sword (diminutive)
săbierswordsman or swordmaker (archaic, rare)
sabia dreptățiithe sword of justice (figurative expression)
Etymology
Sabie entered Romanian from a Slavic source, likely Old Church Slavonic or a neighboring South Slavic dialect. The same Slavic root spread across Europe through Hungarian and other intermediary languages, eventually giving English words like saber and sabre. The word displaced or coexisted with older terms for cutting weapons in Romanian.
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