Learn Romanian › tricou
tricou
T-shirt /triˈkow/
noun#2083 most common
Also: jersey, tee
Example sentences
Am un tricou albastru.
I have a blue T-shirt.
Ea poartă un tricou nou.
She is wearing a new T-shirt.
Copilul și-a murdărit tricoul la joacă.
The child got his T-shirt dirty while playing.
Am cumpărat trei tricouri de la piață.
I bought three T-shirts at the market.
Tricoul acesta s-a decolorat după multe spălări.
This T-shirt has faded after many washes.
Pe vremuri, tricourile cu mesaje politice erau interzise în anumite școli.
In the past, T-shirts with political messages were banned in certain schools.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tricou | tricouri |
| Genitive | tricoului | tricourilor |
| Accusative | tricou | tricouri |
| Vocative | tricoule | tricourilor |
Word family
tricotato knit
tricotajknitwear, knitted fabric
tricotatknitted
tricotierăknitting machine
Etymology
Tricou entered Romanian in the late 19th or early 20th century from French tricot, meaning a knitted fabric or knitted garment. Romanian speakers adapted the French final sound to the native ending -ou, producing tricou. The word became the standard term for a light knitted upper-body garment, later narrowing to mean specifically what English calls a T-shirt.
Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free