barbatul

Barbatul is the definite form of the Romanian noun bărbat, meaning “the man.” It denotes a specific adult male and is used when the man is known from context or has been previously mentioned. The base form bărbat is masculine; adding the definite article suffix -ul yields barbatul.

In Romanian, noun forms reflect number and definiteness: bărbat (singular indefinite), barbatul (singular definite); bărbați (plural indefinite); bărbații (plural definite). The definite singular barbatul is used similarly to “the man” in English, as in the sentence Barbatul a intrat în cameră (The man entered the room).

The word is commonly used in everyday language, journalism, and literature. When diacritics are omitted in informal writing or digital contexts, barbatul corresponds to the same word, but standard Romanian orthography uses bărbatul with the diacritic on ă.

Etymology: The noun bărbat is a native Romanian term for an adult male; the precise historical origin is not detailed here. The definite form barbatul follows the general Romanian pattern of attaching a suffix to signal definiteness.