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ulei
oil (cooking or lubricating oil) /uˈlej/
noun#2703 most common
Also: cooking oil, motor oil, vegetable oil
Example sentences
Pun ulei în tigaie.
I put oil in the pan.
Uleiul de măsline este sănătos.
Olive oil is healthy.
Mașina are nevoie de schimbat uleiul.
The car needs its oil changed.
Prețul uleiurilor vegetale a crescut anul acesta.
The price of vegetable oils has risen this year.
Fără uleiul acela vechi, motorul s-ar fi gripat de mult.
Without that old oil, the engine would have seized long ago.
Rafinarea uleiului de floarea-soarelui presupune degumare, neutralizare și decolorare.
Refining sunflower oil involves degumming, neutralization, and bleaching.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ulei / uleiul | uleiuri / uleiurile |
| Genitive | unui ulei / uleiului | unor uleiuri / uleiurilor |
| Accusative | ulei / uleiul | uleiuri / uleiurile |
| Vocative | uleiule | uleiurilor |
Word family
uleiosoily, greasy
uleiurioils (plural, e.g. different types of oil)
untdelemnolive oil (older, regional synonym, unrelated root)
a ungeto grease, to oil (an object)
Etymology
Ulei descends directly from Latin oleum, meaning oil, especially olive oil. Romanian kept the word through the ordinary sound changes of the language, without needing to borrow it again later. The same Latin root spread across the Romance languages, each shaping it differently.
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