sânge

See also: sange, sänge, and Sänge

Romanian

Alternative forms

• sînge

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin sanguem, alteration of Latin sanguinem, accusative of sanguis. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Compare Catalan sang, French sang, Italian and Portuguese sangue, Spanish sangre, Aromanian sãndzi, sãndze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨn.d͡ʒe/

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• Rhymes: -ɨnd͡ʒe
• Hyphenation: sân‧ge

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Noun

sânge n (plural sângiuri)

1. (uncountable) blood
2. (uncountable, figurative) origin
3. (uncountable, figurative) breed
4. (countable, archaic) murder, killing

Usage notes

• The plural form is archaic and rare nowadays.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sânge	sângele		sângiuri	sângiurile
genitive-dative	sânge	sângelui		sângiuri	sângiurilor
vocative	sânge			sângiurilor

Derived terms

• sângeriu

Related terms

• sângera
• sânger
• sângeros

References

• “sânge”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026