deosebi

Romanian

Etymology 1

From de +‎ osebi (verb), itself from Old Church Slavonic особити (osobiti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.o.seˈbi/

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• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: de‧o‧se‧bi

Verb

a deosebi (third-person singular present deosebește, past participle deosebit) 4th conjugation

1. (transitive) to tell apart [with de ‘from’]

   Synonyms: diferenția, distinge, (archaic) osebi

2. (transitive) to discern, pick out

   Synonyms: desluși, discerne, distinge

3. (reflexive) to differ [with de ‘from’]

   Synonyms: se diferenția, diferi, (archaic) se osebi

   Antonym: semăna

4. (reflexive, by extension) to distinguish oneself (be superior)

   Synonyms: se distinge, se evidenția, se remarca, (archaic) se osebi

5. (transitive) to make different, set apart [with de ‘from’]
6. (transitive, obsolete) to separate

   Synonyms: despărți, separa

Conjugation

    conjugation of deosebi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a deosebi
gerund			deosebind
past participle			deosebit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	deosebesc	deosebești	deosebește	deosebim	deosebiți	deosebesc
	imperfect	deosebeam	deosebeai	deosebea	deosebeam	deosebeați	deosebeau
	simple perfect	deosebii	deosebiși	deosebi	deosebirăm	deosebirăți	deosebiră
	pluperfect	deosebisem	deosebiseși	deosebise	deosebiserăm	deosebiserăți	deosebiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să deosebesc	să deosebești	să deosebească	să deosebim	să deosebiți	să deosebească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		deosebește			deosebiți
	negative		nu deosebi			nu deosebiți

Alternative forms

• deosăbi, dăosebi — obsolete
• deosibi — dated

Derived terms

• deosebire
• deosebit
• deosebitor

Related terms

• îndeosebi
• osebi

Etymology 2

From de +‎ osebi (adverb), itself from Old Church Slavonic особь (osobĭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.oˈsebʲ/
• Rhymes: -ebʲ
• Hyphenation: de‧o‧sebi

Adjective

deosebi m or f or n (indeclinable) (obsolete)

1. apart

Adverb

deosebi (obsolete)

1. separately
2. in addition
3. each
4. usually

Derived terms

• îndeosebi

Further reading

• “deosebi”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
• Marius Sala, Gheorghe Mihăilă, editors (2006), “deosébi¹”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 1, part 4, Bucharest: Romanian Academy, →ISBN, page 437
• Marius Sala, Gheorghe Mihăilă, editors (2006), “deosebí²”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[2], volume 1, part 4, Bucharest: Romanian Academy, →ISBN, pages 437–438