întrunire

Forms

întrunire f (plural întruniri)^[1]

Etymology

It is the long infinitive, formed from Romanian întruni + -re.^[2][3][1] The verb is recorded from 1702, in the variant ⟨înuni⟩.^[4] It is from Romanian întruna, an adverb meaning “constantly” formed from Romanian întru + una.^[5][2] Tiktin explains it as ⟨într-una⟩ “into one” and compares French réunir.^[4]

Earliest recorded meaning

Tiktin's first record is in Conachi, about 1830, with the sense “assembly”.^[3] MDA2 dates it to 1866, in the Uricariul.^[2]

Semantic evolution

Besides the action of uniting, the word soon came to mean a meeting of people: Tiktin and Scriban give întrunire electorală “election meeting”, and Damé lists întruniri publice “public meetings”.^[3][6][7] MDA2 also records the senses “combining in oneself” and the gathering of a certain share of votes, which follow the senses of the verb.^[2]

Timeline

• c. 1830 – întrunire in Conachi.^[3]
• 1866 – întrunire in the Uricariul.^[2]
• 1893 – întruniri publice “public meetings” in Damé's dictionary.^[7]

Meanings

Noun

1. The act of uniting or gathering; a meeting, an assembly of people.^[5][2]
2. The combining of several qualities in oneself.^[2]
3. The obtaining of a certain number of votes.^[2]

Related words

• întruni
• întruna
• uni

References

1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 1260
3. ^ a b c d Tiktin, Hariton (2000–2005), Rumänisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, 3rd ed., revised by Paul Miron and Elsa Lüder, 3 vols., Cluj-Napoca: Clusium, p. s.v. întrunire
4. ^ a b Tiktin, Hariton (2000–2005), Rumänisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, 3rd ed., revised by Paul Miron and Elsa Lüder, 3 vols., Cluj-Napoca: Clusium, p. s.v. întruni
5. ^ a b DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 558
6. ^ Scriban, August (1939), Dicționaru limbii românești (etimologii, înțelesuri, exemple, citațiuni, arhaizme, neologizme, provincializme), Iași: Presa Bună, p. 1, 704
7. ^ a b Damé, Frédéric (1893–1895), Nouveau dictionnaire roumain-français, 4 vols., Bucarest: Imprimerie de l'État, p. 1