obiect

Obiect is a Romanian noun meaning object, item, or goal, depending on context. In everyday language it refers to a tangible thing or artifact—a chair, a tool, or a device—or to something that is the focus of action or discussion.

Etymology: The word derives from Latin obiectum, via Old French and Romanian; the Latin term itself comes from ob- “toward” and iacio “to throw,” originally indicating something presented before the mind or the eye.

Uses in different domains: In philosophy and ontology, an object is a thing that exists or is perceived, and can be studied or described independently of the observer. In linguistics, obiect denotes the syntactic function of a verb’s complement, often translated as direct or indirect object in Romanian grammar. In computing, obiect is the Romanian term for an object in object-oriented programming, an instance of a class with data and methods.

In culture and daily language, obiect appears in phrases such as obiect de artă (work of art) or obiect găsit (found object).