partener

Partener is a Romanian noun that denotes a person or entity who participates with another in a shared activity. It is commonly used to describe a business associate, a member of a partnership, or a companion in a relationship. Depending on context, it can refer to a business partner, a cofounder, or a romantic partner, as well as to a partner organization in a project.

Etymology and forms: The word is borrowed from the English partner (and related forms in other European languages) and has been adapted into Romanian spelling as partener. The masculine singular form is partener; the feminine form is parteneră. The plural masculine is parteneri, while the feminine plural can be partenere.

Usage: In business contexts, partener refers to a person or company that shares ownership or responsibility within a partnership or joint venture, as in partener de afaceri or parteneriat. In personal life, it can denote a life partner or spouse. The term is gendered in Romanian, with masculine and feminine forms appropriate to the referent.

See also: parteneriat (partnership), asociat (associate), colaborator (collaborator), relație de cuplu (romantic relationship).