propune

Forms

propune (third-person singular present propune, past participle propus, third-person subjunctive propună) 3rd conjugation^[1]

Etymology

It is borrowed from Latin prōpōnō (“to put forward, propose”), together with borrowed from French proposer, conjugated like pune.^[2][3][4][1] Tiktin gives the neo-Latin verb alone, and Marcu takes the Latin verb with French as its model.^[5][6] The verb is formed from Latin prō- + pōnō (“to put, place”), and its French form was adapted after poser.^[7]

Earliest recorded meaning

Tiktin's first record is of 1741.^[5] MDA2 cites Gheorghe Șincai's Hronic, and Tiktin quotes it on monks to be received of whom the first three „se ni se propună noao” “should be proposed to us”.^[3][5]

Semantic evolution

The verb kept the sense of putting something forward for discussion or decision, and of offering or suggesting.^[4][2] It also came to mean recommending a person for a post or mission, and, reflexively, setting oneself a goal: a-și propune ceva “to resolve on something”.^[4][5] In mathematics the DLR records a sense “to introduce into a calculation”, with a quotation from Heliade.^[2] Negulici's dictionary of neologisms of 1848 explains it as “to put forward”.^[8] Șăineanu quotes the proverb omul propune și Dumnezeu dispune “man proposes, God disposes”.^[9]

Timeline

• 1741 – the first record.^[5]
• 1848 – in Negulici's dictionary of neologisms.^[8]
• 1862 – in Pontbriant's Romanian–French dictionary, “to propose, put forward, offer”.^[10]

Meanings

Verb

1. (transitive) To propose: to put an opinion, a solution or a plan to someone for discussion and approval; to suggest, advise, urge.^[4][3]
2. (transitive) To recommend someone for a post, a rank or a mission.^[4][3]
3. (transitive and reflexive) To intend to do something; to resolve on it: Mi-am propus să termin cartea până în vară.^[4][5]

Related words

• pune

Usage notes

A popular present propui occurs beside propun.^[4] The DLR lists a separate regional propune “to put again”, recorded in Oltenia and formed from Romanian pro- + pune.^[11][3]

References

1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. propúne
3. ^ a b c d e Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 2, 571
4. ^ a b c d e f g DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 886
5. ^ a b c d e f Tiktin, Hariton (2000–2005), Rumänisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, 3rd ed., revised by Paul Miron and Elsa Lüder, 3 vols., Cluj-Napoca: Clusium, p. s.v. propúne
6. ^ Marcu, Florin (2000), Marele dicționar de neologisme, București: Saeculum Vizual
7. ^ Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
8. ^ a b Negulici, I. D. (1848), Vocabular romînesc de toate vorbele streine întroduse pînă acum în limba romînească și de toate cuvintele ce s-ar mai putea introduce încă, București
9. ^ Șăineanu, Lazăr (1929), Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th ed., Craiova: Scrisul Românesc, p. 519
10. ^ Pontbriant, Raoul de (1862), Dictiunaru romano-francesu, Bucuresci: A. Ulrich / Göttingen: Dieterich, p. 591
11. ^ Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. propúne 2