așadar

Forms

așadar^[1]

Etymology

It is a compound from Romanian așa + dar, “so” and “but; then”.^{[2][3][4][1][5]}

Earliest recorded meaning

Klein's dictionary of 1801 has Așadár, glossed with Latin ergo, igitur and itaque and Hungarian tehát.^[6] DELR dates it to before 1849, in the poems of Conachi, and MDA2 cites the same author.^[2][3]

Semantic evolution

The adverb, also used as a conjunction, has kept the meaning “therefore, consequently, so then”, used to draw a conclusion from what was said.^[2][3][4] DLRLC quotes it from Negruzzi, Creangă and Camil Petrescu.^[7] MDA2 records an obsolete variant așadară.^[3]

Timeline

• 1801 – Așadár in Klein's dictionary.^[6]
• before 1849 – in Conachi's poems.^[2]

Meanings

Adverb

1. therefore, consequently, so;^[4][3][1] Așadar, ne vedem mâine. “So we'll meet tomorrow.”^[4][3][1]
2. Then, that is to say, deci: drawing a conclusion from what was said.^[5][8]

Related words

• așa
• dar
• deci

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d 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. așa
3. ^ a b c d e f Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 118
4. ^ a b c d DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 70
5. ^ a b Academia Republicii Populare Romîne (1958), Dicționarul limbii romîne moderne, București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 1, 50
6. ^ a b Gáldi, László (ed.) (1944), Samuel Klein: Dictionarium valachico-latinum. Primul dicționar al limbii române, Budapest: Királyi Magyar Pázmány Péter Tudományegyetemi Román Intézet (Klein's dictionary of 1801, with Gáldi's etymological study), p. 306
7. ^ Macrea, Dimitrie; Petrovici, Emil (coord.) (1955–1957), Dicționarul limbii romîne literare contemporane, 4 vols., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 1, 152
8. ^ Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2002), Noul dicționar explicativ al limbii române, București: Litera Internațional, p. s.v. așadar