îndeajuns

Forms

îndeajuns (adverb, not comparable)^[1]

Etymology

It is a compound from Romanian în + de + ajuns, literally “in enough”, written as one word.^[2][3][1] DELR lists it in the family of ajunge, whose participle ⟨ajuns⟩ is used in ⟨de ajuns⟩ “enough”.^[4][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

DELR's first record is from Ion Budai-Deleanu, in his writings of 1794–1821, with the sense “sufficiently”.^[4] MDA2 cites it only from the DEX of 1975.^[3]

Semantic evolution

The adverb has the same meaning as the phrase de ajuns, and the dictionaries define it by destul and suficient.^[2][5]

Timeline

• 1794–1821 – first record, in Budai-Deleanu.^[4]
• 1975 – in the DEX.^[3]

Meanings

Adverb

1. enough, sufficiently.^[2][6][1]

Related words

• ajunge
• destul

Usage notes

It is pronounced with four syllables, în-de-a-juns, or with dea as one syllable.^[2][6]

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 543
3. ^ a b c d Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 1220
4. ^ a b c Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2011–), Dicționarul etimologic al limbii române (DELR), vol. I: A–B (2011), vol. II: C (2015–2018), București: Editura Academiei Române; continued online at delr.lingv.ro, p. s.v. ajunge
5. ^ Macrea, Dimitrie; Petrovici, Emil (coord.) (1955–1957), Dicționarul limbii romîne literare contemporane, 4 vols., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 2, 616
6. ^ a b Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2002), Noul dicționar explicativ al limbii române, București: Litera Internațional, p. s.v. îndeajuns