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slăbiciune
weakness /sləbiˈtʃune/
noun#3199 most common
Also: fondness, soft spot, frailty
Example sentences
Ciocolata este o slăbiciune a mea.
Chocolate is a weakness of mine.
El are o slăbiciune pentru pisici.
He has a weakness for cats.
Slăbiciunea ei pentru dulciuri este cunoscută de toți prietenii.
Her weakness for sweets is known to all her friends.
Fiecare om are punctele lui forte și slăbiciunile lui.
Every person has their strengths and weaknesses.
Trebuie să ne recunoaștem slăbiciunile pentru a putea evolua ca oameni.
We must recognize our weaknesses in order to grow as people.
Deși recunoștea rareori acest lucru, slăbiciunea lui pentru jocurile de noroc îi subminase treptat toate relațiile personale.
Although he rarely admitted it, his weakness for gambling had gradually undermined all his personal relationships.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | slăbiciune | slăbiciuni |
| Genitive | slăbiciunii | slăbiciunilor |
| Accusative | slăbiciune | slăbiciuni |
| Vocative | slăbiciune | slăbiciuni |
Word family
slabweak, thin
slăbito weaken, to lose weight
slăbănogfeeble, scrawny
slăbireweakening, weight loss
slăbuțsomewhat thin or weak
Etymology
Slăbiciune is built on the adjective slab, meaning weak or thin, which Romanian inherited from Old Church Slavonic slabŭ. The suffix -iciune attaches to adjectives to form abstract nouns naming a quality or state, much like -ness does in English. So slăbiciune literally means the state of being weak, and by extension a fondness or soft spot for something.
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