dragoste
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic драгость (dragostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dorgostь, from *dorgъ + *-ostь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdra.ɡo.ste/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dra‧gos‧te
Noun
dragoste f (plural dragoste)
- love
- 2003, “Dragostea din tei [Love from the lindens]”, performed by O-Zone [O-Zone]:
- Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.- Your face and the love from the linden
Remind me of your eyes.
- Your face and the love from the linden
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Declension
Declension of dragoste
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) dragoste | dragostea | (niște) dragoste | dragostele |
genitive/dative | (unei) dragoste | dragostei | (unor) dragoste | dragostelor |
vocative | dragoste, dragosteo | dragostelor |
Synonyms
- iubire
Derived terms
- drăgăstos (adjective)
- drăgosteală f (noun)
- drăgosti (verb)
- îndrăgosti (verb)
- face dragoste (“to make love”, verb)
Related terms
- drag
Noun
dragoste f (plural dragoste)
- (botany) orpine, livelong
See also
- iarbă-de-ureche
- rujă
- șoaldină
Further reading
- dragoste in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)