la mulți ani

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to/for many years. Calque of Byzantine Greek εις έτη 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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /la ˌmult͡sʲ ˈanʲ/

Interjection[edit]

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.