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sotie
wife /soˈt͡sie/
noun#1085 most common
Also: spouse
Example sentences
Ea este soția mea.
She is my wife.
Soția lui lucrează la spital.
His wife works at the hospital.
Am cunoscut-o pe soția vecinului la petrecere.
I met the neighbor's wife at the party.
Fără sprijinul soției sale, nu ar fi reușit niciodată.
Without his wife's support, he would never have succeeded.
Soțiile pescarilor așteptau pe chei întoarcerea bărcilor.
The fishermen's wives waited on the pier for the boats' return.
Deși relația dintre ei fusese tensionată ani de zile, soția a decis să-i mai acorde o șansă.
Although the relationship between them had been tense for years, the wife decided to give him one more chance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | soție | soții |
| Genitive | soției | soțiilor |
| Accusative | soție | soții |
| Vocative | soție | soțiilor |
Word family
Etymology
Soție is built from soț, the Romanian word for husband or spouse, plus the feminine noun suffix -ie. Soț comes from Latin socius, meaning companion or partner. The suffix turns the masculine root into a term for the female counterpart, so soție literally reads as the state or role of being a companion, narrowed over time to mean wife specifically.
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