înruditi

Înruditi is a Romanian verb that denotes the act of becoming related by kinship or of establishing kinship, whether by birth or by marriage. In everyday language the term commonly appears in genealogical and historical contexts, while in legal or civil records it may be used to describe relationships that influence inheritance, succession, or family rights. The concept encompasses both blood ties within a lineage and ties created through marriage between families.

The verb is closely tied to the noun rudenie (kinship) and the noun înrudire (the state or process of being related). Its related adjectives and participles include înrudit, meaning related, and se înrudesc/ s-au înrudinit, forms used to express becoming related or having become related. In usage, înrudiți (or the equivalent forms) often appears in formal or documentary language to specify degrees of kinship or to note alliances created through marital unions.

Etymology traces the term to ruda, meaning kin, with the prefix în- forming a verb that conveys the sense of transition into a state of kinship. The concept has historical depth in Romanian texts, where kinship ties were central to social structure, marriage alliances, and property transmission.

See also: rudenie, înrudire, genealogie, drept de familie.