deosebi

Romanian

Etymology 1

From de +‎ osebi (verb), itself from Old Church Slavonic особити (osobiti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.o.seˈbi/
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  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: de‧o‧se‧bi

Verb

a deosebi (third-person singular present deosebește, past participle deosebit) 4th conjugation

  1. (transitive) to tell apart [with de ‘from’]
    Synonyms: diferenția, distinge, (archaic) osebi
  2. (transitive) to discern, pick out
    Synonyms: desluși, discerne, distinge
  3. (reflexive) to differ [with de ‘from’]
    Synonyms: se diferenția, diferi, (archaic) se osebi
    Antonym: semăna
  4. (reflexive, by extension) to distinguish oneself (be superior)
    Synonyms: se distinge, se evidenția, se remarca, (archaic) se osebi
  5. (transitive) to make different, set apart [with de ‘from’]
  6. (transitive, obsolete) to separate
    Synonyms: despărți, separa
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • deosăbi, dăosebiobsolete
  • deosibidated
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From de +‎ osebi (adverb), itself from Old Church Slavonic особь (osobĭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.oˈsebʲ/
  • Rhymes: -ebʲ
  • Hyphenation: de‧o‧sebi

Adjective

deosebi m or f or n (indeclinable) (obsolete)

  1. apart

Adverb

deosebi (obsolete)

  1. separately
  2. in addition
  3. each
  4. usually
Derived terms

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