corespunzător

Forms

corespunzător m or n (feminine singular corespunzătoare, masculine plural corespunzători, feminine/neuter plural corespunzătoare)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Romanian corespunde + -ător.^[2][3][4][1] The DLRM analyses it as the present stem ⟨corespunz-⟩ with the suffix ⟨-(ă)tor⟩.^[5]

The verb corespunde is from French correspondre or Italian corrispondere, adapted to the conjugation of răspunde.^[6][7] DELR traces the French verb to Medieval Latin correspondeō, from Latin con- and respondeō (“to answer”), itself from re- and spondeō (“to pledge solemnly”).^[7]

Earliest recorded meaning

DELR and Tiktin date the first record to 1830, in the sense “in keeping with, fitting”.^[7][4]

Semantic evolution

The adjective has kept the sense of its verb: matching something, in conformity with it, and so suitable or adequate.^[3][8] It is often followed by a dative or by cu “with”.^[9] Its negative necorespunzător “inadequate” is recorded from 1937.^[7]

Timeline

• 1774 – the verb corespunde, the base of the adjective.^[7]
• 1830 – corespunzător, the first record.^[7][4]
• 1937 – necorespunzător “inadequate”.^[7]

Meanings

Adjective

1. corresponding, respective; in conformity or in keeping with something.^[3][1]
2. appropriate, suitable, adequate, as in o soluție corespunzătoare “a suitable solution”.^[3][2][1]

Word family

• necorespunzător

Related words

• corespondent
• corespunde
• corespondență

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 510
3. ^ a b c d DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 1, 237
4. ^ a b c Tiktin, Hariton (2000–2005), Rumänisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, 3rd ed., revised by Paul Miron and Elsa Lüder, 3 vols., Cluj-Napoca: Clusium, p. s.v. corespunzător
5. ^ Academia Republicii Populare Romîne (1958), Dicționarul limbii romîne moderne, București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. s.v. corespunzător
6. ^ Ciorănescu, Alexandru (1958–1966), Diccionario etimológico rumano, La Laguna: Universidad de La Laguna (Romanian ed.: Dicționarul etimologic al limbii române, București: Saeculum, 2001), p. s.v. corespunde
7. ^ a b c d e f g 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. corespunde
8. ^ Scriban, August (1939), Dicționaru limbii românești (etimologii, înțelesuri, exemple, citațiuni, arhaizme, neologizme, provincializme), Iași: Presa Bună, p. 1, 349
9. ^ Macrea, Dimitrie; Petrovici, Emil (coord.) (1955–1957), Dicționarul limbii romîne literare contemporane, 4 vols., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 1, 551