studio

Forms

studio n (plural studiouri)^[1]

Etymology

It is borrowed from French studio or English studio, both from Italian studio.^[2][3][1] MDA2, the DLR and Marcu's dictionary of neologisms also name Italian as a direct source.^[4][5][6] Gabinschi calls it a European loan of Italian origin, which reached Romanian through English and then French.^[7]

The English word, “an artist's workroom”, is recorded from 1819 and first used of artists in Italy, and French took it from English in 1830.^[8] The Italian word comes from Latin studium (“zeal, eagerness, study”), from studeō (“to be eager, apply oneself”).^[9] It is a doublet of studiu, the learned loan of the same Latin word.^[1][7]

Earliest recorded meaning

MDA2 takes the first record from Candrea's dictionary (CADE) of 1926.^[4] The DLR cites the same dictionary first, both for an artist's or photographer's workroom and for a film studio.^[5]

Semantic evolution

The first sense was the workroom of a painter, sculptor or photographer, which it has kept.^[5][2] The cinema sense, the buildings and equipment where films are made, came with it, and the DLR quotes it from Cocea.^[5] Radio and then television added a soundproofed room fitted for recording or broadcasting programmes, and by extension the buildings of a broadcaster.^[4][10]

The theatre used it for a small stage, often attached to a larger theatre, for young actors and experimental productions.^[2][10] A separate sense is a piece of furniture: a divan with a box for bedding at one end and shelves for books along the wall side.^[2][4]

Timeline

• 1926 – first record, in Candrea's dictionary.^[4]
• 1955–1957 – DLRLC lists the artist's workroom, the film and radio studio, the experimental theatre and the divan.^[10]
• 1968 – the Alexandru Sahia documentary film studio named in the press.^[5]

Meanings

Noun

1. An atelier fitted out for a painter, sculptor or photographer to work in.^[2][4]
2. A film studio: the buildings, equipment and sets used to make films.^[2]
3. A room with special acoustics and lighting, equipped for recording or broadcasting radio and television programmes.^[2][4]
4. A small theatre, usually attached to a larger one, for young actors or experimental productions.^[2]
5. A divan with a box for bedding and often shelves for books.^[2][4]

Related words

• studiu
• studia
• Italian studio
• Latin studium

Usage notes

It is stressed on the last syllable, with -di-o in two syllables, and the plural is studiouri.^[2][1] It should not be confused with studiu “study”, from the same Latin word.^[7]

References

1. ^ a b c d e f Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 1062
3. ^ Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. s.v. studio
4. ^ a b c d e f g h Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 2, 1025
5. ^ a b c d e Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. studio
6. ^ Marcu, Florin (2000), Marele dicționar de neologisme, București: Saeculum Vizual, p. s.v. studio
7. ^ a b c Gabinschi, Marcu (2001), Dicționar de dublete etimologice ale limbii române, 2nd ed., Chișinău: Litera, p. 166
8. ^ Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
9. ^ Nocentini, Alberto; Parenti, Alessandro (2010), l'Etimologico: vocabolario della lingua italiana, Firenze: Le Monnier
10. ^ a b c Macrea, Dimitrie; Petrovici, Emil (coord.) (1955–1957), Dicționarul limbii romîne literare contemporane, 4 vols., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, p. 4, 277