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vânător
hunter /vɨnəˈtor/
noun#2277 most common
Also: huntsman, one who hunts (figurative: seeker, e.g. "vânător de comori" = treasure hunter)
Example sentences
Vânătorul are un câine.
The hunter has a dog.
Vânătorul merge în pădure în fiecare dimineață.
The hunter goes into the forest every morning.
Vânătorii au plecat devreme ca să prindă cerbul.
The hunters left early to catch the deer.
Fără permis, vânătorul risca o amendă serioasă.
Without a permit, the hunter risked a serious fine.
Legea interzice vânătorilor să tragă în specii protejate.
The law forbids hunters from shooting protected species.
Se spune că vechiul vânător cunoștea pădurea mai bine decât propria casă, deși nimeni nu-i mai verificase poveștile.
It is said that the old hunter knew the forest better than his own home, though no one had checked his stories in a long time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vânător | vânători |
| Genitive | vânătorului | vânătorilor |
| Accusative | vânător | vânători |
| Vocative | vânătorule | vânătorilor |
Word family
Etymology
Vânător descends from Latin venator, venatoris, "hunter," itself built on the verb venari, "to hunt." Romanian kept the word almost intact through the sound changes that turned Latin ve- into vâ- in this position. The related verb vâna, "to hunt," comes from the same Latin verb venari.
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