Împrire

Împrire is an obscure Romanian noun that today appears mainly in historical or regional texts. In contemporary standard Romanian, the act of providing something on loan is typically expressed with the words împrumut (loan) or împrumutare (the act of lending). Împrire is not part of the normative vocabulary for most speakers and writers.

Etymology and attestation: împrire is generally thought to be a nominalization derived from the verb împrumuta (to lend or to borrow) with a suffix that forms nouns indicating an action. However, this formation is not common in modern usage, and the term is sparsely attested outside older documents. Because it is not listed in major dictionaries of Modern Romanian, its exact historical status and frequency remain unclear and are often considered archaic or dialectal.

Meaning and usage: When encountered, împrire is understood to refer broadly to the act or process of lending, rather than to the loan itself. In practice, împrumut is used for the loan, and împrumutare for the act of lending, whereas împrire may appear only in antique contexts or as a nonstandard variant. In scholarly work, its usage would typically be noted as noncanonical or obsolete.

Pronunciation and variants: likely pronounced with two syllables and stress on the penultimate syllable, akin to împrum-ire, but regional variations may occur. Given its rarity, pronunciation is inferred from related forms rather than codified in standard references.

See also: împrumut, împrumutare. References: not commonly documented in modern Romanian dictionaries; treated as an archaic or dialectal form in most linguistic discussions.