posomorî

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Likely from Proto-Slavic *posmuriti, probably influenced by Hungarian szomorú (sad). Compare Russian пасмурный (pasmurnyj, overcast, gloomy).

Verb[edit]

a posomorî (third-person singular present posomorăște, past participle posomorât) 4th conj.

  1. (reflexive, transitive) to become or make gloomy (people)
    Synonyms: (se) întuneca, (se) întrista
    Vestea l-a posomorât.The news saddened him.
  2. (figurative, reflexive) to become cloudy (the sky)
    Synonym: se înnora
  3. (figurative, reflexive, transitive) to become or make dark
    Synonym: (se) înnegura

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