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teamă
fear /ˈte̯amə/
noun#681 most common
Also: fright, apprehension, dread
Example sentences
Mie mi-e teamă de câini.
I am afraid of dogs.
Copilului îi este teamă de întuneric.
The child is afraid of the dark.
Nu trebuie să-ți fie teamă să vorbești în public.
You shouldn't be afraid to speak in public.
Teama de eșec o împiedica să încerce lucruri noi.
Fear of failure kept her from trying new things.
În ciuda temerilor sale, a reușit să termine maratonul.
Despite his fears, he managed to finish the marathon.
Guvernul a încercat să liniștească temerile populației legate de inflație.
The government tried to calm the population's fears about inflation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teamă | temeri |
| Genitive | temeri | temerilor |
| Accusative | teamă | temeri |
| Vocative | teamo | temerilor |
Word family
a (se) temeto fear, to be afraid
temătorfearful, timid
temerethe act of fearing
netemătorfearless
Etymology
Teamă is a noun built from the verb a (se) teme, meaning to fear, which comes from Latin timere. The exact deeper origin of Latin timere is disputed among linguists, so no secure Indo-European root can be given. The noun form follows a pattern seen in other Romanian abstract nouns, such as foame from a verb-like stem plus the ending -eamă.
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