măsura

See also: măsură

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
    Proto-Italic *mētis
    Latin mētior
    Latin -sūra
    Latin mēnsūra
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
    Proto-Italic *-āō
    Latin -ō
    Late Latin mēnsūrāre
    Romanian măsura

    Inherited from Late Latin mēnsūrāre (“to measure”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mə.suˈra/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: mă‧su‧ra

    Verb

    a măsura (third-person singular present măsoară, past participle măsurat, third-person subjunctive măsoare) 1st conjugation

    1. (transitive) to measure
    2. (copulative) to measure (have a certain size)
    3. (transitive, figurative) to scrutinise, eye, study
      a măsura din priviri ― to scrutinise by sight
      a măsura de sus până jos ― to eye from top to bottom
    4. (transitive, figurative) to measure (control with restraint)
      a își măsura cuvintele ― to measure one’s words
    5. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to measure (traverse)
    6. (reflexive) to measure strength, face off [with cu ‘with’]
    Conjugation
        conjugation of măsura (first conjugation, no infix)
    infinitive a măsura
    gerund măsurând
    past participle măsurat
    number singular plural
    person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
    present măsor măsori măsoară măsurăm măsurați măsoară
    imperfect măsuram măsurai măsura măsuram măsurați măsurau
    simple perfect măsurai măsurași măsură măsurarăm măsurarăți măsurară
    pluperfect măsurasem măsuraseși măsurase măsuraserăm măsuraserăți măsuraseră
    subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
    present să măsor să măsori să măsoare să măsurăm să măsurați să măsoare
    imperative — tu — — voi —
    affirmative măsoară măsurați
    negative nu măsura nu măsurați
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /məˈsu.ra/
    • Rhymes: -ura
    • Hyphenation: mă‧su‧ra

    Noun

    măsura f

    1. definite nominative/accusative singular of măsură (“measure”)

    Further reading

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