ușor

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /u.ˈʃor/, [u.ˈʃo̞r]
  • Rhymes: -or
  • Hyphenation: u‧șor
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Etymology 1

From the older form iușor, from a hypothetical (perhaps Proto-Romanian) intermediate *lieu, from Latin levis (“light”), + the diminutive suffix -șor. Compare Aromanian li(c)shor, ljiushor.[1]

Adjective

ușor m or n (feminine singular ușoară, masculine plural ușori, feminine and neuter plural ușoare)

  1. light (not heavy)
    Synonym: lejer
    Antonym: greu
  2. easy
    Antonyms: greu, dificil
Declension
Declension of ușor
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite ușor ușoară ușori ușoare
definite ușorul ușoara ușorii ușoarele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite ușor ușoare ușori ușoare
definite ușorului ușoarei ușorilor ușoarelor
Derived terms

Adverb

ușor

  1. easily
    Synonym: lesne
  2. lightly, gently

Etymology 2

From Latin ostiolum, a diminutive of ostium (“door”). Equivalent to ușă +‎ -or.

Noun

ușor m (plural ușori)

  1. Either of the two vertical poles or columns that support a door or gate on the sides.
Declension
Declension of ușor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ușor ușorul (niște) ușori ușorii
genitive/dative (unui) ușor ușorului (unor) ușori ușorilor
vocative ușorule ușorilor

References
  1. ușor in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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