Inherited fromLatinsīc(“thus, so, like, in this way”).
și
- and
Inherited fromLatinsīc(“thus, so, like, in this way”). CompareAromanianshi,Megleno-Romanianși.Possibly related toItaliansia(originally a subjunctive form ofessere “to be”) as in the constructionsia … sia …(“both … and …”), which is equivalent to Romanianși … și ….(Canthis(+) etymology besourced?)
și
- (connecting words or sentences)and
- Synonyms:(only connecting sentences)iar,(obsolete)i
În sertar sunt hârtiiși câteva pixuriși creioane.- In the drawer there are papersand a few pensand pencils.
- 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 douăzeciși trei de mii șase sute patruzeciși unu de lei.- I have twenty-three thousand six hundred forty-one lei in my account.
― Câte ture ai alergat? ― Douăși jumătate.- “How many laps did you run?” “Twoand a half.”
- Used as a question by itself in dialogue to mean “and what?”.
- (informal)Connects two items in close causal connection and a one-to-one proportion, typically in elliptical sentences.
În Japonia, procesulși condamnarea.- In Japan,for every trial a conviction.
Nu este realist în marketingul telefonic apelulși vânzarea.- A salefor every call is unrealistic in telephone marketing.
În toamna lui 1940, în Londra era ziuași bombardamentul.- In the autumn of 1940, in London there would be an air raidevery day.
- (informal)Ironically, within an exclamation, connects a topic of discussion with a trait or association deemed incompatible.
„Republica Democrată Germană”? Eiși democrația!- “German Democratic Republic”? Theyand democracy—what a joke!
- Placed between two repetitions of a noun to remark on the diversity in the ranks of said noun.
Orice profesor știe că există copiiși copii.- Any teacher knows there are all sorts of children.
- (literally, “childrenand children”)
- Placed between two repetitions of a word to signify incessantness.
Temperatura urcăși urcă.- The temperature risesand rises.
- (Northwestern Transylvania)synonym ofsă:to,in order to
și
- also
- even
- already
- immediately
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
și
- form ofîși in hyphenated compounds e.g.să-și
