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scris
writing (the act, skill, or product of writing; handwriting) /ˈskris/
noun#562 most common
Also: handwriting, script, written text
Example sentences
Ana are un scris frumos.
Ana has nice handwriting.
Nu pot să citesc scrisul tău.
I can't read your handwriting.
Copiii învață scrisul și cititul la școală.
Children learn writing and reading at school.
Scrisul de mână a devenit tot mai rar în era digitală.
Handwriting has become increasingly rare in the digital age.
Am găsit în arhivă mai multe scrisuri vechi, greu de descifrat.
I found several old writings in the archive, hard to decipher.
Stilul scrisului său reflectă o educație clasică riguroasă.
The style of his writing reflects a rigorous classical education.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scris | scrisuri |
| Genitive | scrisului | scrisurilor |
| Accusative | scris | scrisuri |
| Vocative | scris | scrisuri |
Word family
a scrieto write
scriitorwriterscrierewriting, script, spelling
înscrisdocument, deed
descrieredescriptionEtymology
Scris comes from Latin scriptus, the past participle of scribere, "to write." Romanian kept this participle as both an adjective meaning "written" and a noun meaning "writing" or "handwriting." The Latin verb itself traces to a Proto-Indo-European root tied to cutting or scratching marks, a memory of the era when writing meant incising signs into wax or stone.
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