ușor

See also: usor

Romanian

Alternative forms

• ușure
• ушор (ușor) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈʃor/, [uˈʃo̞r]

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• 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.

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

		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

• ușura
• ușuratic
• ușurință

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

	singular			plural
	+ indefinite article	+ definite article		+ indefinite article	+ definite article
nominative/accusative	(un) ușor	ușorul		(niște) ușori	ușorii
genitive/dative	(unui) ușor	ușorului		(unor) ușori	ușorilor
vocative	ușorule			ușorilor