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senin
clear (of sky or weather), serene /seˈnin/
adjective#4575 most common
Also: cloudless, calm, untroubled (of mind or expression), clear sky (as a noun, in fixed phrases)
Example sentences
Cerul este senin.
The sky is clear.
Astăzi este o zi senină.
Today is a clear day.
Privirea ei era senină și calmă.
Her gaze was serene and calm.
Copiii aveau ochi senini și veseli.
The children had clear, cheerful eyes.
Vestea a venit ca din senin, fără niciun avertisment.
The news came out of the blue, without any warning.
Deși privea calm și senin spre orizont, în sufletul lui se ascundea o furtună.
Although he looked calmly and serenely toward the horizon, a storm was hiding inside him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | senin | senini |
| Genitive | senin | senini |
| Accusative | senin | senini |
| Vocative | senin | senini |
Word family
seninătateserenity, clearness
înseninato clear up (weather); to brighten (mood or face)
înseninarethe act of clearing up or brightening
seninăclear, serene (feminine singular form)
Etymology
Romanian "senin" comes directly from Latin "serenus", meaning clear, bright, or cloudless. Along the way, the intervocalic "r" of the Latin word shifted to "n", a dissimilation pattern found in other Romanian words descended from Latin. The word kept its original sense: it describes an open, cloudless sky, and by extension a calm, untroubled state of mind or face.
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