cunoștință

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Romanian

Etymology

From cunoaște +‎ -ință, possibly corresponding to Late Latin cognōscentia, from Latin cognōscens. Compare Italian conoscenza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.noʃˈtin.t͡sə/

Noun

cunoștință f (plural cunoștințe)

  1. awareness
  2. acquaintance
    a face cunoștință cu cineva
    to meet somebody (for the first time)
    (literally, “to make acquaintance with somebody”)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cunoștință cunoștința cunoștințe cunoștințele
genitive-dative cunoștințe cunoștinței cunoștințe cunoștințelor
vocative cunoștință, cunoștințo cunoștințelor

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