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stire

a news item, a piece of news /ˈʃti.re/

noun#4274 most common

Also: news report, news bulletin (in plural, știri)

Example sentences

Am aflat o știre bună.
I found out some good news.
Ascult știrile la radio în fiecare dimineață.
I listen to the news on the radio every morning.
Această știre a apărut în toate ziarele.
This piece of news appeared in all the newspapers.
Jurnaliștii verifică fiecare știre înainte de a o publica.
Journalists check each news item before publishing it.
Autenticitatea știrii a fost pusă la îndoială de experți.
The authenticity of the news item was questioned by experts.
Difuzarea unei știri false poate avea consecințe juridice grave.
Broadcasting a false news item can have serious legal consequences.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeștireștiri
Genitiveștiriștirilor
Accusativeștireștiri
Vocativeștireștiri

Word family

a știto know
științăscience, knowledge
neștiutunknown
știutknown
știristinformal: news anchor or reporter

Etymology

Știre comes from the Romanian verb a ști, meaning to know, which traces back to Latin scire, to know. The suffix -re turns the verb into a feminine noun naming the result of the act, so știre literally means something known. Over time the word narrowed from a general knowing to the specific sense of a reported fact or news item.

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