ușor

See also: usor

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈʃor/, [uˈʃo̞r]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -or
  • Hyphenation: u‧șòr

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
Derived terms

Adverb

ușor

  1. easily
    Synonym: lesne
  2. lightly, gently

Etymology 2

Inherited 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

References

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