Crescut

Crescut is a Romanian adjective and past participle derived from the verb a crește, meaning to grow. It designates something that has increased in size or age and has reached a state of development or maturity. The term can describe people, animals, plants, or objects that have grown or matured over time.

In grammar, crescut agrees with the noun it modifies. The masculine singular form is crescut, the feminine singular crescută, the masculine plural crescuți, and the feminine plural crescute. It can function predicatively (declarative) or attributively, as in phrases like a copac crescut (a grown tree) or un om crescut (a grown man). It is commonly used to express maturity or full development, and can appear in contexts such as family, agriculture, or description of age.

Etymology traces crescut to the Romanian verb a crește, which in turn comes from the Latin crescere, meaning to grow or increase. The word shares cognates with other Romance languages that express growth and development.

Common usages include referring to people who have reached adulthood, animals that have reached a certain size, or plants that have attained a mature stage. For example, "un copil crescut într-o familie modestă" highlights a grown child, while "un copac crescut în câmp deschis" emphasizes a tree that has grown to a substantial size. Crescut conveys the idea of development from a prior smaller or younger state.