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urma
the trace (track, footprint left behind) /ˈur.ma/
noun#623 most common
Also: footprint, track, mark left behind
Example sentences
Am văzut urma unui animal pe zăpadă.
I saw an animal's track in the snow.
Poliția a găsit urma hoțului lângă fereastră.
The police found the thief's trace near the window.
Copilul a mers pe urma mamei sale prin pădure.
The child followed in his mother's footsteps through the forest.
În urma accidentului, strada a fost închisă.
Following the accident, the street was closed.
La urma urmei, nu contează cine a câștigat.
After all, it doesn't matter who won.
Urma lăsată de eroziune se vedea clar pe stâncă.
The trace left by erosion was clearly visible on the rock.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | urma (urmă) | urmele (urme) |
| Genitive | urmei (urme) | urmelor (urme) |
| Accusative | urma (urmă) | urmele (urme) |
| Vocative | urmă | urme |
Word family
următrace, track, footprint (indefinite)
a urmato follow, to succeed someone
următorfollowing, nexta urmărito pursue, to watch, to track
urmașdescendant, successor
Etymology
Romanian linguists generally treat urmă as a word from the pre-Roman substrate, most likely inherited from the Dacian language spoken in the region before Roman rule, since it lacks a clear Latin source. Its exact origin beyond Romanian has not been firmly established. The form urma seen here is simply urmă with the enclitic definite article -a attached, meaning the trace.
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