Cuvantul

Cuvantul, written with diacritics as cuvântul, is the definite form of the Romanian noun cuvânt, meaning “the word.” It denotes a single unit of language that can be spoken or written and is used across contexts from linguistics to everyday speech.

Grammatical properties: cuvânt is a masculine count noun. The indefinite singular is cuvânt, the definite singular is cuvântul. The plural is cuvinte, and the definite plural is cuvintele. For example: un cuvânt (a word), cuvântul (the word), cuvinte (words), cuvintele (the words). The noun regularly combines with adjectives and can appear in compounds such as cuvânt-cheie (keyword) or cuvânt de încurajare (a word of encouragement).

Usage and meanings: beyond its basic sense, cuvânt can refer to a spoken or written utterance, a piece of terminology, or a term in definitions. Phrases frequently encountered include a lua cuvântul (to take the floor), a rosti cuvântul (to utter the word), and a cuvânt de repetare or cuvânt de încurajare in rhetorical or formal settings.

Etymology and variants: cuvânt is a native Romanian word that has existed since medieval times and shows regular Romanian noun formation patterns. The ASCII form cuvantul (without diacritics) is commonly used in digital texts or environments that do not support Romanian diacritics.

In summary, cuvatul? The standard Romanization is cuvântul, a fundamental noun in Romanian, used to refer to a unit of speech or language and functioning as the definite form of cuvânt.