extindei

Extindei is a term that appears in Romanian linguistic discussions but is not part of the standard modern conjugation of the verb a extinde, meaning to extend or widen. It is not commonly used in contemporary speech and its presence is largely limited to historical texts or dialectal investigations. In some older manuscripts, extindei has been noted as a variant spelling or transcription for other inflected forms, though such attestations are sparse and not universally accepted by scholars. For this reason, extindei is typically studied as a potential example of historical orthography or regional variation rather than as a living grammatical form.

The base verb, a extinde, covers a broad semantic field including physical extension (to make wider or longer), spatial expansion (to spread influence or territory), and figurative extension (to prolong a period or scope). In standard modern Romanian, the present tense forms are eu extind, tu extinzi, el extinde, noi extindem, voi extindeți, ei extind; the imperfect forms include eu extindeam, tu extindeai, el extindea, noi extindeam, voi extindeați, ei extindeau; the past simple forms are am extins, ai extins, a extins, etc. The noun extindere corresponds to “extension” or “expansion.”

Etymology traces extindei to the Latin extendere, through the Romanian verb a extinde, preserving the core meaning of making something longer, broader, or more extensive. In linguistic studies, extindei may be cited as an example of historical spelling variation or inflectional behavior in earlier stages of Romanian, illustrating how orthography and morphology evolved toward the contemporary standard. See also extindere and extind.