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seif
safe (a lockable box or compartment for storing money, documents, or valuables) /ˈsejf/
noun#2280 most common
Also: strongbox, vault, safe deposit box
Example sentences
Am un seif acasă.
I have a safe at home.
Cheia seifului este la mine.
I have the key to the safe.
Am pus documentele importante în seiful din birou.
I put the important documents in the office safe.
Banca deține mai multe seifuri pentru clienții săi.
The bank has several safes for its clients.
Hoții au încercat să spargă seiful, dar alarma a pornit imediat.
The thieves tried to break into the safe, but the alarm went off immediately.
Deși seiful părea inexpugnabil, expertul în securitate a reușit să-i descopere combinația în mai puțin de o oră.
Although the safe seemed impregnable, the security expert managed to discover its combination in less than an hour.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | seif | seifuri |
| Genitive | seifului | seifurilor |
| Accusative | seif | seifuri |
| Vocative | seif | seifuri |
Word family
seifsafe, strongbox
seifurisafes (plural)
seif bancarbank safe or vault box
casă de banistrongbox, literally 'money house', a native synonym for seif
Etymology
Seif entered Romanian in the twentieth century as a direct borrowing of the English noun safe, the word for a lockable box that protects money or valuables. Romanian speakers adapted the spelling to fit local phonetic habits, turning the English vowel sound into the diphthong ei. It has no earlier Romanian or Latin ancestor; it is a modern loanword tied to banking, offices, and home security. Because it was taken whole from English rather than inherited, it does not connect to any deeper root within Romanian's native vocabulary.
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