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surd
deaf /ˈsurd/
adjective#5321 most common
Also: voiceless (of a consonant, phonetics), dull, muffled (of a sound), a deaf person (used as a noun)
Example sentences
Bunicul meu este surd.
My grandfather is deaf.
Ea este surdă la o ureche.
She is deaf in one ear.
Copiii surzi învață limbajul semnelor.
Deaf children learn sign language.
Consoana „p” este surdă, spre deosebire de „b”, care este sonoră.
The consonant "p" is voiceless, unlike "b", which is voiced.
A rămas surd la toate rugămințile noastre.
He stayed deaf to all our pleas.
Un zgomot surd de tunet se auzea din depărtare.
A dull, muffled rumble of thunder could be heard in the distance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | surd | surzi |
| Genitive | surd | surzi |
| Accusative | surd | surzi |
| Vocative | surdule | surzilor |
Word family
surditatedeafness
asurzito deafen, to go deaf
asurzitordeafening
surd-mutdeaf-mute
surzeniedeafness (regional term)
Etymology
"Surd" comes from Latin "surdus", meaning deaf, silent, or dull-sounding. Romanian inherited it directly as part of its core Latin vocabulary. The same Latin word gave English the mathematical term "surd" for an irrational root, since such numbers could not be expressed, or "heard", as a ratio.
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