aeroport

Forms

aeroport n (plural aeroporturi)^[1]

Etymology

It is borrowed from French aéroport.^{[2][3][4][5][1]} The French word is formed from aéro- and port.^[1] Within Romanian it can be analysed as aero- and port.^[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

The oldest dictionary record in the sources used here is CADE (1931), which defines it as ground set up for the departure and arrival of the aeroplanes of an air transport line.^[6] MDA2 gives no date: its first record is the manuscript of the Academy dictionary.^[3]

Semantic evolution

The first sense was the airfield itself;^[6][7] DLRLC refers the reader to aerodrom.^[6][7] Today's dictionaries define the whole complex of ground, buildings and installations needed for take-off, landing and servicing aircraft.^[2][3] MDA2 adds the metonymic senses of the airport's grounds, buildings, staff and passengers.^[3] The press compound aeroport-releu “relay airport”, a stop where aircraft refuel, is recorded in 1973.^[8]

Timeline

• 1931 – aeroport in CADE, for the airfield of an air transport line.^[6]
• 1973 – aeroport-releu “relay airport” in the press.^[8]

Meanings

Noun

1. An airport: the grounds, buildings and installations needed for the take-off, landing, handling and maintenance of aircraft.^[2][3][1]
2. The staff or the passengers of an airport, as a whole.^[3]

Related words

• aerodrom
• port
• French aéroport

References

1. ^ a b c d e f Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 17
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, 22
4. ^ Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. s.v. aeroport
5. ^ Marcu, Florin (2000), Marele dicționar de neologisme, București: Saeculum Vizual, p. s.v. aeroport
6. ^ a b c d Candrea, I.-A.; Adamescu, Gh. (1926–1931), Dicționarul enciclopedic ilustrat „Cartea Românească”, București: Cartea Românească, p. s.v. aeroport
7. ^ a b Macrea, Dimitrie; Petrovici, Emil (coord.) (1955–1957), Dicționarul limbii romîne literare contemporane, 4 vols., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 1, 34
8. ^ a b Dimitrescu, Florica (1997), Dicționar de cuvinte recente, 2nd ed., București: Logos (with the 3rd ed., 2013, in CLRE), p. s.v. aeroport