regions in the proximity like Blumenau, is an exception, as the use of is widespread, even addressing formally to an authority or to a superior. It is one of the few dialects in Brazil in which second-person singular agreement is used (along with the relatively conservative dialect of the state of ). European Portuguese In European Portuguese (as well as in Africa, Timor-Leste and Macau), (singular "you") is commonly used as the familiar addressing pronoun, while is a general form of address; (plural both of and ) is used for both familiar and general. The forms and (plurals and ) are used for more formal situations (roughly equivalent to "Mr/Sir" and "Mrs/Madam".) Similarly to some Romance languages (e.g. Italian), , or / can be omitted because the verb ending provides the necessary information. The second person plural pronoun , from Latin , is archaic in most of the Portuguese-speaking world, but can be heard in liturgy, poetry and has a limited regional use. Romanian The Romanian word when used for the second-person singular formal takes plural verbs but singular adjectives, similar to French . It is used roughly in the same manner as in Continental French and shows no signs of disappearing. It is also used as a more formal . It originates from – your lordship. In the past it was used extreme rarely to nobles especially, but its sense extended to other people in the 20th century but not so common and when the communists arrived it took the actual form. As happens with all subject pronouns, is often omitted from sentences, its use being implied by verbs in the second person plural form. The form (originating from – thy lordship) is less distant than and somewhat midway between and . The verb is conjugated, as for , in the second person singular form. Older people towards younger people and peers favor . Its use is gradually declining. A more colloquial form of is , or . It is more familiar than and is used only in some regions of Romania. It is used only with immediate family members, and is spelled and pronounced the same in all cases, similar to . It is used with verbs in the second person singular, as is . The plural form is a recent borrowing. Proto-Romanian and Aromanian, like Classical Latin, do not have the plural form. Sicilian Most dialects of