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supraviețuitor

survivor /su.pra.vje.t͡su.iˈtor/

noun#3002 most common

Also: survivor (adjective use: surviving)

Example sentences

El este un supraviețuitor.
He is a survivor.
Ea este singura supraviețuitoare a accidentului.
She is the only survivor of the accident.
Supraviețuitorii au fost duși la spital.
The survivors were taken to the hospital.
Numărul supraviețuitorilor a crescut după operațiunea de salvare.
The number of survivors increased after the rescue operation.
Puțini supraviețuitori ai naufragiului au putut povesti ce s-a întâmplat.
Few survivors of the shipwreck could tell what happened.
Asociația sprijină supraviețuitorii traumei prin terapie și consiliere.
The association supports trauma survivors through therapy and counseling.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativesupraviețuitorsupraviețuitori
Genitivesupraviețuitoruluisupraviețuitorilor
Accusativesupraviețuitorsupraviețuitori
Vocativesupraviețuitorulesupraviețuitorilor

Word family

a supraviețuito survive
supraviețuiresurvival
supraviețuitoarefemale survivor
viațălife

Etymology

Supraviețuitor is built on the verb a supraviețui, to survive, itself formed from supra (over, above, from Latin supra) and viață (life, from Latin vita). The agent suffix -tor, from Latin -tor, turns the verb into a noun for the person who performs the action. Literally the word says something like an over-liver, one who lives beyond an event that others did not survive.

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