oarecare

Romanian

Etymology

From oare- ‎ care.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwa.reˈka.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: oa‧re‧ca‧re

Determiner

oarecare m or f or n (plural oarecare)

1. some (one unspecified in identity)

   Synonym: vreun

   Țurțurii pot oricând să pice pe un trecător oarecare.

   The icicles may at any time fall on some passerby.

2. Moderately and concessively emphasises the character or degree of something: a certain

   Synonym: anumit

   Chișinăul are un oarecare farmec.

   Chișinău does have a certain charm to it.

   Deși purtăm echipamente de protecție, trebuie să ne purtăm cu o oarecare grijă.

   Even though we wear protective suits, we must exercise a certain caution.

3. (chiefly in the negative) just any, any old; undistinguished, like any other

   Aceasta nu este o zi oarecare.

   This is no ordinary day.

   Nu mă mulțumesc cu un post oarecare.

   I’m not happy with just any old position.

4. (obsolete, in the plural) a few, some (an unspecified number)

   Synonym: câțiva

5. (obsolete, rare) whichever, whatever

   Synonym: oricare

Declension

	singular				plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative-accusative	oarecare		oarecare		oarecare	oarecare
genitive-dative	oarecărui		oarecărei		oarecăror	oarecăror

Noun

oarecare

1. a nobody, an unimportant person

Pronoun

oarecare

1. (chiefly obsolete) someone, somebody

   Synonyms: cineva, careva, unul, vreun

Declension

	singular				plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative-accusative	oarecare		oarecare		oarecare	oarecare
genitive-dative	oarecăruia		oarecăreia		oarecărora	oarecărora

Related terms

• oricare

Further reading

• oarecare in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1969), “oarecáre”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 7, part 2, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, pages 9–10