propunere

Forms

propunere f (plural propuneri)^[1]

Etymology

It is the long infinitive of propune (“to propose”), formed from Romanian propune + -re, used as a noun.^[2][3][4][1] The verb is a learned loan of Latin prōpōnō (“to put forward”) and of French proposer, conjugated after pune.^[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Tiktin's first record is from 1787, in I. Văcărescu's Observații, and DLR quotes a passage from the same author asking his addressee not to wonder at the proposal.^[4][5] MDA2's first record is the Calendariu of Buda of 1818, in the phrase „această propunere și rugăciune” “this proposal and request”.^[3][5]

Semantic evolution

From the start the word meant an idea put forward for discussion or decision, the sense that remains the main one; by extension also advice or a suggestion.^[5][3] It is used in phrases with a face: a face o propunere “to make a proposal”, also of a marriage alliance.^[6][5] Other senses are a recommendation for a post, an intention, and in older use the presentation of a subject or a lesson, and in grammar a clause, now propoziție.^[3][7] Pontbriant in 1862 glossed it with French proposition, offre, ouverture and motion.^[8]

Timeline

• 1787 – first record, in I. Văcărescu.^[4]
• 1818 – „această propunere” in the Calendariu of Buda.^[3][5]
• 1862 – “proposal, offer, motion” in Pontbriant's dictionary.^[8]
• 1929 – also “clause” in grammar, in Șăineanu's dictionary.^[7]

Meanings

Noun

1. The act of proposing and its result.^[2]
2. A proposal: an idea or plan put forward for discussion, approval or decision;^[3][6] a face o propunere “to make a proposal”.^[3][6]
3. A suggestion or piece of advice.^[3][5]
4. A recommendation of someone for a post or office.^[3]
5. (grammar, obsolete) A clause, now propoziție.^[3][7]

Related words

• propune
• propoziție
• propus

References

1. ^ a b c 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. 1, 886
3. ^ 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, 571
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. propunere
5. ^ a b c d e f Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. propunere
6. ^ 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, 602
7. ^ a b c Șăineanu, Lazăr (1929), Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th ed., Craiova: Scrisul Românesc, p. 1, 519
8. ^ a b Pontbriant, Raoul de (1862), Dictiunaru romano-francesu, Bucuresci: A. Ulrich / Göttingen: Dieterich, p. 591