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spânzurat
hanged /spɨnzuˈrat/
adjective#4579 most common
Also: hung (of an object suspended from something), a hanged person (used as a noun)
Example sentences
Bărbatul a fost spânzurat.
The man was hanged.
Hoțul a fost spânzurat în piața orașului.
The thief was hanged in the town square.
În Evul Mediu, criminalii erau adesea spânzurați în public.
In the Middle Ages, criminals were often hanged in public.
Legenda spune că fantoma spânzuratului bântuie încă pădurea.
Legend says the ghost of the hanged man still haunts the forest.
Judecătorul a semnat ordinul prin care condamnatul urma să fie spânzurat în zori.
The judge signed the order by which the condemned man was to be hanged at dawn.
Cronicarul descrie cu lux de amănunte execuția, notând că trupul spânzuratului a fost lăsat expus drept avertisment.
The chronicler describes the execution in great detail, noting that the hanged man's body was left on display as a warning.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spânzurat | spânzurați |
| Genitive | spânzurat | spânzurați |
| Accusative | spânzurat | spânzurați |
| Vocative | spânzurat | spânzurați |
Word family
a spânzurato hang (execute by hanging)
spânzurarehanging (the act of execution)
spânzurătoaregallows
autospânzuraredeath by hanging oneself
Etymology
"Spânzurat" is the past participle of the verb "a spânzura", to hang or execute by hanging. Romanian etymologists trace "spânzura" back to a Vulgar Latin form built on "pendere", to hang or to weigh, with a prefix added for emphasis. The word survived from Latin into Romanian with regular sound changes, while other Romance languages kept simpler descendants of the same root.
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