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stăpână
mistress (a woman who owns, rules, or is in charge of someone or something) /stəˈpɨnə/
noun#5716 most common
Also: female owner, lady of the house, female ruler
Example sentences
Pisica își iubește stăpâna.
The cat loves its mistress.
Stăpâna casei pregătește cina.
The lady of the house is preparing dinner.
Câinele a alergat după stăpâna lui prin parc.
The dog ran after its owner through the park.
Servitorii nu îndrăzneau să vorbească fără voia stăpânei.
The servants did not dare speak without their mistress's permission.
În poveste, vrăjitoarea devine stăpâna pădurii întunecate.
In the story, the witch becomes mistress of the dark forest.
Deși părea supusă, ea era de fapt adevărata stăpână a conacului, hotărând totul din umbră.
Though she seemed submissive, she was in fact the true mistress of the manor, deciding everything from the shadows.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stăpână | stăpâne |
| Genitive | stăpânei | stăpânelor |
| Accusative | stăpână | stăpâne |
| Vocative | stăpâno | stăpânelor |
Word family
stăpânmaster, owner (male)
stăpânito rule, to own, to control
stăpâniredominion, rule, ownership
stăpânitruled, controlled, mastered
stăpânitorruling, ruler
Etymology
Stăpână is the feminine form of stăpân, master or owner. Romanian borrowed stăpân from a South Slavic source close to Old Church Slavonic and Bulgarian stopanin, meaning householder or landlord. The feminine suffix -ă was then added to build stăpână.
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