sindrom

Forms

sindrom n (plural sindroame)^[1]

Etymology

It is borrowed from French syndrome, as DEX, MDA2, the DLR and Wiktionary state.^[2][3][4][1] French borrowed it in 1537 from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ, “a gathering, a coming together”).^[5] The Greek word is a compound of σύν (sún, “with, together”) and a noun of running, akin to δρόμος (drómos, “a course, a run”).^[5][6][7]

Earliest recorded meaning

MDA2's first record is the CADE dictionary of 1926–1931.^[3] Scriban gives it in 1939 as a medical word, with the plurals sindromuri and sindroame.^[6]

Semantic evolution

It has stayed a medical term: the DLR's quotations come from physicians writing about endocrine and heart disorders, and it is usually followed by a word that names the kind of syndrome.^[4][3]

Timeline

• 1926–1931 – first record, in CADE.^[3]
• 1939 – Scriban, with the plurals sindromuri and sindroame.^[6]

Meanings

Noun

1. (medicine) A syndrome: the set of signs and symptoms that appear together in the course of a disease and characterise it.^[2][3][8]

Related words

• French syndrome

Usage notes

The usual plural is sindroame;^[1] sindromuri also occurs.^[2][7]

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, 1021
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, 897
4. ^ a b Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. sindrom
5. ^ a b Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
6. ^ a b c Scriban, August (1939), Dicționaru limbii românești (etimologii, înțelesuri, exemple, citațiuni, arhaizme, neologizme, provincializme), Iași: Presa Bună, p. 1, 1204
7. ^ a b Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. s.v. sindrom
8. ^ Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2002), Noul dicționar explicativ al limbii române, București: Litera Internațional, p. s.v. sindrom