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It is a word of greeting or parting like the Italian ciao (which also comes from the slave meaning through Venetian s'ciavo). [1] The salutation is spelled servus in German, [2] Bavarian, Slovak, [3] Romanian [4] and Czech. [5] In Rusyn and Ukrainian it is spelled сервус, in the Cyrillic alphabet.
(the literal Slovak translation of grüß Gott) is used as the traditional greeting of miners. An inscription of Zdar Boh! can be seen on many mine entrances, monuments or logos. In Romania, the greeting Doamne ajută, which means "God helps" or "God bless", is often used. On Romanian mine entrances the traditional salute Noroc bun!
Orlok – The name of a fictional vampire, derived from the word vǎrkolak. [11] Sânziană – A type of fairy; also the name of plants in the genus Galium. [12] Uriaș – Synonymous with giant. Ursari – Romani animal trainers; bear-leaders. Vâlvă – Female spirits. Zmeu – A dragon-like creature. Zongora – A string instrument.
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According to Romanian historian Ion I. Russu , there are supposedly over 160 Romanian words of Dacian origin, representing, together with derivates, 10% of the basic Romanian vocabulary. [ 1 ] Below is a list of Romanian words believed by early scholars to be of Dacian origin, which have also been attributed to other origins.
In addition to the seven core vowels, in a number of words of foreign origin (predominantly French, but also German) the mid front rounded vowel /ø/ (rounded Romanian /e/; example word: bleu /blø/ 'light blue') and the mid central rounded vowel /ɵ/ (rounded Romanian /ə/; example word: chemin de fer /ʃɵˌmen dɵ ˈfer/ 'Chemin de Fer') have been preserved, without replacing them with any ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Romanian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Romanian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
(Although commonly understood and used in contemporary High German, too, the word putsch originates from Swiss German and is etymologically related to English "push".) Realpolitik, "politics of reality": foreign politics based on practical concerns rather than ideology or ethics. Rechtsstaat, concept of a state based on law and human rights ...