prezentare

Forms

prezentare f (plural prezentări)^[1]

Etymology

It is the long infinitive of the verb prezenta, formed from Romanian prezenta + -re, like other Romanian nouns of action.^[2][1][3][4] The verb is from French présenter (“to present”), recorded in Romanian from 1829.^[2][1] Tiktin gives a record of the verb from 1705, in Cantemir, and compares New Latin praesentō.^[5]

Earliest recorded meaning

MDA2 dates the noun to 1862, in Protopopescu and Popescu's dictionary of new and foreign words, where it names the handing over of a request or document.^[2][6] Pontbriant's dictionary of the same year lists it too.^[6]

Semantic evolution

The senses follow those of the verb: the handing over of a paper, the showing or describing of something, appearing before someone, and the introduction of a person by name.^[6][2] The social sense, a face prezentările “to make the introductions”, is quoted from Rebreanu and other 20th-century writers.^[6][7] In the 20th century the noun also came to mean a short exposition of a work, an activity or the results of research.^[6][4][8]

Timeline

• 1829 – the verb prezenta in a periodical.^[2]
• 1862 – prezentare in Protopopescu and Popescu's dictionary and in Pontbriant.^[2][6]
• 1953 – a quotation on the presenting of reports in party organizations.^[6]

Meanings

Noun

1. The act of presenting: handing over a request, a document or an object.^[4][2]
2. An introduction of a person, telling their name and occupation: a face prezentările.^[2][7]
3. Appearing before someone or somewhere for a purpose, for instance at one's post of duty.^[2][7]
4. A short exposition or presentation of an activity, a work or the results of research.^[4][8]

Usage notes

MDA2 records the rare variant prezintare and the old spelling presintare.^[2]

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 2, 532
3. ^ Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. s.v. prezentare
4. ^ a b c d DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 872
5. ^ Tiktin, Hariton (2000–2005), Rumänisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, 3rd ed., revised by Paul Miron and Elsa Lüder, 3 vols., Cluj-Napoca: Clusium, p. s.v. prezentá
6. ^ a b c d e f g Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. prezentare
7. ^ a b c Macrea, Dimitrie; Petrovici, Emil (coord.) (1955–1957), Dicționarul limbii romîne literare contemporane, 4 vols., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 3, 562
8. ^ a b Marcu, Florin (2000), Marele dicționar de neologisme, București: Saeculum Vizual, p. s.v. prezentare