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veac
century /ˈve̯ak/
noun#3612 most common
Also: age, era
Example sentences
Copacul acesta are un veac.
This tree is a century old.
Orașul nostru are șase veacuri de istorie.
Our city has six centuries of history.
Multe obiceiuri s-au schimbat de-a lungul veacurilor.
Many customs have changed over the centuries.
Această biserică a rezistat veacurilor de războaie și cutremure.
This church has withstood centuries of wars and earthquakes.
În veacul al XIX-lea, România a trecut prin schimbări profunde.
In the 19th century, Romania went through profound changes.
Poetul vorbește despre trecerea veacurilor cu o melancolie specifică romantismului.
The poet writes about the passing of the centuries with a melancholy typical of Romanticism.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | veac | veacuri |
| Genitive | veacului | veacurilor |
| Accusative | veac | veacuri |
| Vocative | veacule | veacurilor |
Word family
Etymology
Veac comes from Old Church Slavonic věkъ, meaning age, lifetime, or century. Romanian borrowed it during the centuries of close contact with Slavic-speaking neighbors and church liturgy. It survives today mostly as a literary or poetic alternative to the more common secol, and it lives on in derived words tied to the idea of endless time.
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