subtitrare

Forms

subtitrare f (plural subtitrări)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Romanian subtitra (“to subtitle”) + -re, the verbal noun (long infinitive) of the verb.^[2][3][1][4] The verb is from French sous-titrer, first recorded in 1968 in a film magazine.^[3][5]

Earliest recorded meaning

MDA2's first record is the DEX of 1975, with the sense “providing a film with subtitles”.^[3]

Semantic evolution

Besides the action of subtitling a film, the word is used concretely for the subtitle itself.^[3][6]

Timeline

• 1975 – subtitrare in the DEX.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. subtitling: the action of providing a film with subtitles, and its result.^[2][3]
2. A subtitle; subtitlu.^[3][1]

Related words

• subtitlu
• titlu

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 1067
3. ^ a b c d e f g Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 2, 1038
4. ^ Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România
5. ^ Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. subtitra
6. ^ Academia Română (1965–2010), Dicționarul limbii române (DLR), serie nouă, tom I–XIX, București: Editura Academiei Române, p. s.v. subtitrare