trăi

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trăi

[trəˈi]

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Common Slavic, or from Old Church Slavonic траꙗти (trajati), from Proto-Slavic *trajati. Compare also Megleno-Romanian trăies, trăiri.

verb a trăi 4th conjugation · trăiește · trăit · a trăi · trăind

to live, to exist
Similar: a viețui, a custa, a via
to reside, to dwell
Similar: a locui

Opposite: a muri

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: a muri

In English

dwell live, reside
live be alive

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MLA

"trăi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/tr%C4%83i. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{tra_i_2026,
  title = {trăi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/tr%C4%83i},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}