urme

Urme is a Romanian noun meaning traces, marks, or remnants; it is the plural form of urmă, the singular. The term denotes physical evidence left behind by people, animals, objects, or natural processes, as well as metaphorical remnants of events or time.

In everyday usage, urme can refer to footprints, fingerprints, tire tracks, or any visible sign that something occurred. It is also used for non-physical traces, such as vestiges of a vanished culture or the lasting influence of an historical period. For example, one can speak of urme de pași in zăpadă (traces of footsteps in the snow) or urmele trecerii timpului (the traces left by the passage of time).

In academic and professional contexts, urme is common in archaeology, geology, or environmental studies to describe residual evidence that informs interpretation of past activities or processes. Phrases like urmele unei civilizații or urmele poluării in the region illustrate its broad applicability to both tangible artifacts and indirect indicators.

Etymology and related forms: the word derives from the base Romanian noun urmă. The plural urme is used with countable signs or traces and agrees with the noun it describes. See also urmă (singular) and common collocations such as urme de pași, urmele trecerii timpului. There are no widely recognized geographic or organizational entities named Urme.