prieten

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic приꙗтель (prijatelĭ), from Proto-Slavic *prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European *priH- (dear).

Pronunciation

  • (prescribed) IPA(key): /priˈe.ten/
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  • (most common) IPA(key): /ˈprje.ten/
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  • Rhymes: -eten
  • Hyphenation: pri‧e‧ten

Noun

prieten m (plural prieteni, feminine equivalent prietenă)

  1. (male) friend
    Synonym: (literary) amic
  2. boyfriend

Declension

Declension of prieten
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative prieten prietenul prieteni prietenii
genitive-dative prieten prietenului prieteni prietenilor
vocative prietene prietenilor

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