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spaniol
Spaniard (a person from Spain) /spaˈɲol/
noun#2754 most common
Also: Spanish (adjective, describing something from Spain)
Example sentences
El este spaniol.
He is Spanish.
Am un prieten spaniol.
I have a Spanish friend.
Vinul spaniol este foarte bun.
Spanish wine is very good.
Ea a cunoscut mulți spanioli în vacanță.
She met many Spaniards on vacation.
Fotbalul spaniol este cunoscut în toată lumea.
Spanish football is known throughout the world.
Deși locuiește în România de ani buni, se simte mai degrabă spaniol decât român.
Although he has lived in Romania for years, he feels more Spanish than Romanian.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spaniol / spaniolul | spanioli / spaniolii |
| Genitive | spaniolului | spaniolilor |
| Accusative | spaniol / spaniolul | spanioli / spaniolii |
| Vocative | spaniolule | spaniolilor |
Word family
spaniolăSpanish woman; the Spanish language; feminine form of the adjective
spaniolescSpanish, of Spanish style or manner
spanioleștein the Spanish way, in Spanish
SpaniaSpain
hispanicHispanic
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "spaniol" from French "espagnol" in the nineteenth century, during a wave of French and Italian loans that replaced or supplemented older Slavic and Greek vocabulary. The French word itself traces back through Old Occitan or Old French forms to the Latin name "Hispania" for the Iberian peninsula. "Hispania" is pre-Roman in origin, likely Phoenician or Iberian, so it does not have a clear Indo-European root.
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