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scula
the tool /ˈsku.la/
noun#4716 most common
Also: the instrument, the implement, the tool (vulgar slang: penis)
Example sentences
Unde este scula mea?
Where is my tool?
Dă-mi scula aia de pe masă.
Give me that tool from the table.
Tatăl meu ține scula în garaj.
My father keeps the tool in the garage.
Am cumpărat o sculă nouă, dar scula veche încă funcționează bine.
I bought a new tool, but the old tool still works well.
Muncitorul a lăsat scula pe schelă înainte să plece.
The worker left the tool on the scaffolding before leaving.
În argou, cuvântul „scula” capătă un sens vulgar, referindu-se la organul genital masculin.
In slang, the word "scula" takes on a vulgar meaning, referring to the male genital organ.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sculă (indef.) / scula (def.) | scule (indef.) / sculele (def.) |
| Genitive | unei scule (indef.) / sculei (def.) | unor scule (indef.) / sculelor (def.) |
| Accusative | sculă (indef.) / scula (def.) | scule (indef.) / sculele (def.) |
| Vocative | sculo | sculelor |
Word family
sculătool, implement (indefinite form)
sculetools (plural)
sculărietool shop, set of tools
sculertoolmaker, one who fits or repairs tools
Etymology
Sculă entered Romanian as a term for a hand tool or implement, and its exact source is debated among Romanian etymologists. Some dictionaries point to a South Slavic origin, but there is no scholarly consensus, and other sources mark it as uncertain. The word later developed a common vulgar slang sense, referring to the male genital organ, by the same metaphor English speakers use with "tool".
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