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serviciu
job / workplace duty (service) /serˈvit͡ʃju/
noun#554 most common
Also: favor, military/civic service, work (place of employment)
Example sentences
Eu merg la serviciu.
I am going to work.
Ea are un serviciu nou.
She has a new job.
Șeful meu de la serviciu este foarte amabil.
My boss at work is very kind.
Mi-a făcut un mare serviciu când m-a ajutat cu mutarea.
He did me a big favor when he helped me move.
A fost concediat de la serviciu săptămâna trecută.
He was fired from his job last week.
Serviciul militar obligatoriu a fost desființat în România în 2007.
Compulsory military service was abolished in Romania in 2007.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | serviciu | servicii |
| Genitive | serviciului | serviciilor |
| Accusative | serviciu | servicii |
| Vocative | serviciu | servicii |
Word family
servito serveservitorservant
servilservile
deservito service, to run a route (as a bus line)
autoservireself-service
Etymology
The word comes from Latin "servitium", meaning servitude or the condition of a servant, itself built on "servus" (slave). Romanian kept both the sound and the core idea of duty owed to someone, then broadened it over time to mean a job or a favor. The same Latin root spread across Romance and into English through French.
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