la mulți ani

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “to/for many years”. Calque of Byzantine Greek εἰς ἔτη πολλά (eis étē pollá). Compare Bulgarian за много години (za mnogo godini), Albanian për shumë vjet, Serbo-Croatian за много годинa, Aromanian ti multsã anj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la ˌmult͡sʲ ˈanʲ/

Interjection

la mulți ani!

  1. A common expression used on a variety of holidays and other occasions, corresponding, depending on the case, to happy New Year, happy birthday, congratulations, etc.
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