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Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sīc (“thus, so, like, in this way”).

Conjunction

și

  1. and

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin sīc (“thus, so, like, in this way”). Compare Aromanian shi, Megleno-Romanian și. Possibly related to Italian sia (originally a subjunctive form of essere “to be”) as in the construction sia … sia … (“both … and …”), which is equivalent to Romanian și … și …. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Conjunction

și

  1. (connecting words or sentences) and
    Synonyms: (only connecting sentences) iar, (obsolete) i
    În sertar sunt hârtii și câteva pixuri și creioane.
    In the drawer there are papers and a few pens and pencils.
    1. Connects the nonzero digit in the ones place to the rest of a number greater than 20, the way a hyphen does in English writing, or a fraction to the whole.
      Am în cont douăzeci și trei de mii șase sute patruzeci și unu de lei.
      I have twenty-three thousand six hundred forty-one lei in my account.
      ― Câte ture ai alergat? ― Două și jumătate.
      “How many laps did you run?” “Two and a half.”
    2. Used as a question by itself in dialogue to mean “and what?”.
    3. (informal) Connects two items in close causal connection and a one-to-one proportion, typically in elliptical sentences.
      În Japonia, procesul și condamnarea.
      In Japan, for every trial a conviction.
      Nu este realist în marketingul telefonic apelul și vânzarea.
      A sale for every call is unrealistic in telephone marketing.
      În toamna lui 1940, în Londra era ziua și bombardamentul.
      In the autumn of 1940, in London there would be an air raid every day.
    4. (informal) Ironically, within an exclamation, connects a topic of discussion with a trait or association deemed incompatible.
      „Republica Democrată Germană”? Ei și democrația!
      “German Democratic Republic”? They and democracy—what a joke!
    5. Placed between two repetitions of a noun to remark on the diversity in the ranks of said noun.
      Orice profesor știe că există copii și copii.
      Any teacher knows there are all sorts of children.
      (literally, “children and children”)
    6. Placed between two repetitions of a word to signify incessantness.
      Temperatura urcă și urcă.
      The temperature rises and rises.
  2. (Northwestern Transylvania) Synonym of să: to, in order to

Adverb

și

  1. also
  2. even
  3. already
  4. immediately

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

și

  1. form of își in hyphenated compounds e.g. să-și

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