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uimitor
amazing /uj.miˈtor/
adjective#1014 most common
Also: astonishing, stunning, surprising
Example sentences
Este uimitor!
It's amazing!
Priveliștea din munți este uimitoare.
The mountain view is amazing.
Am văzut un spectacol uimitor aseară.
I saw an amazing show last night.
Este uimitor cât de mult s-a schimbat orașul în zece ani.
It's amazing how much the city has changed in ten years.
Sportivii au avut o performanță uimitoare, cu toate că se antrenaseră doar câteva luni.
The athletes had an amazing performance, even though they had only trained for a few months.
Ceea ce mi s-a părut cu adevărat uimitor a fost capacitatea ei de a rămâne calmă în mijlocul unei crize pe care nimeni n-o anticipase.
What I found truly amazing was her ability to stay calm in the middle of a crisis nobody had anticipated.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uimitor (m) / uimitoare (f) | uimitori (m) / uimitoare (f) |
| Genitive | uimitor (m) / uimitoare (f) | uimitori (m) / uimitoare (f) |
| Accusative | uimitor (m) / uimitoare (f) | uimitori (m) / uimitoare (f) |
| Vocative | uimitor (m) / uimitoare (f) | uimitori (m) / uimitoare (f) |
Word family
a uimito amaze, to astonish
uimireamazement, astonishment
uimitamazed, astonished
uimitoareamazing (feminine form)
Etymology
Uimitor is built from the verb a uimi, meaning to amaze or stun, plus the suffix -tor, which turns verbs into adjectives meaning roughly "that does X" (compare uluitor, surprinzător). Romanian dictionaries treat a uimi as a native formation rather than a direct inheritance from Latin, possibly tied to the old exclamation ui! expressing shock. Because its deeper origin is not settled, no secure Proto-Indo-European root can be assigned here.
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