dumneavoastră

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dumneavoastră

[dum.ne̯aˈvo̯as.trə]

Where it comes from

From domnia, from domn, from Latin dominus (“master”) + voastră, from Latin voster, vostra (“your”), thus initially meaning "your lordship". Compare similar constructions in Spanish usted (“you”) from vuestra merced (cf. also vuecencia), Portuguese você (“you”), Catalan vostè, etc.

pronoun

you (singular and plural, polite)

In English

you subject pronoun: the person being addressed

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"dumneavoastră." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/dumneavoastr%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dumneavoastră. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dumneavoastr%C4%83

Chicago

"dumneavoastră." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dumneavoastr%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{dumneavoastra_2026,
  title = {dumneavoastră},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dumneavoastr%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}