"Crăciun" meaning in Romanian

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Proper name

IPA: /krəˈtʃjun/, [krəˈt͡ʃun] Audio: LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Crăciun.wav
Etymology: The etymology has been highly disputed, it is unclear whether the word is of Latin or of Slavic origin. Many scholars propose one of several possible Latin derivations, either from calātiōnem (“calling, summoning”), or from Latin creātiōnem (accusative of creātiō (“creation, creature”), with the meaning derived from that of the creation or birth of a child, e.g. Jesus' birth on Christmas. Compare the archaic meaning of Spanish criazón (“person or child living in a house under the authority of another”), of the same origin (see crío and criar); compare also Sardinian criatzione (“creation; creature, child”) and Neapolitan criatura (“child”). The Romanian word had an older, archaic meaning of “birth” in church or religious usage, and is also used for the holy image of Christ's birth. Other less frequently endorsed Latin etymologies include: Latin Christī (“Christ's”) followed by an uncertain second root, such as iēiūnium (“fast”); compare Albanian Kërshëndella, from Christī nātāle (“Christ's birth”), or Latin (in)carnatiōnem (“incarnation”), crastinum (“tomorrow, the morrow”). See also the Romanian suffix -ciune. However, beside Aromanian Crãciun, there is a clearly related Slavic word, dialectal Bulgarian and Macedonian Крачу́н (Kračún, “winter solstice, Christmas”), and Slovak Kračún (“winter solstice, Christmas”), also passed into Hungarian karácsony (“Christmas”). A genuine Slavic etymology would be Proto-Slavic *korčiti (“to step”, said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice), indicating that the Romanian word is a Bulgarian loan. However, since the word is mostly found in South Slavic (Balkan) languages or in ones that have had contact with Romanian (such as Ruthenian), there is the possibility it was absorbed from proto-Romanian speakers instead. Another, somewhat unlikely, proposition is that it is a paleo-Balkan substratum term related to Albanian kercu (“piece of wood”), stemming from the pre-Christian tradition of placing branches at houses on the winter solstice or on the Roman festival of Sol Invictus, which took place on the date that later became Christmas (cf. also Italian ceppo (di Natale) (“Christmas log”)). Etymology templates: {{m|la|calatio|calātiōnem|calling, summoning}} calātiōnem (“calling, summoning”), {{inh|ro|la|creātiōnem}} Latin creātiōnem, {{m|la|creātiō||creation, creature}} creātiō (“creation, creature”), {{cog|es|criazón||person or child living in a house under the authority of another}} Spanish criazón (“person or child living in a house under the authority of another”), {{m|es|crío}} crío, {{m|es|criar}} criar, {{cog|sc|criatzione||creation; creature, child}} Sardinian criatzione (“creation; creature, child”), {{cog|nap|criatura||child}} Neapolitan criatura (“child”), {{der|ro|la|Christī||Christ's}} Latin Christī (“Christ's”), {{m|la|iēiūnium||fast}} iēiūnium (“fast”), {{cog|sq|Kërshëndella}} Albanian Kërshëndella, {{m|la|Christī nātāle||Christ's birth}} Christī nātāle (“Christ's birth”), {{der|ro|la|incarnatio|(in)carnatiōnem|incarnation}} Latin (in)carnatiōnem (“incarnation”), {{m|la|crastinum||tomorrow, the morrow}} crastinum (“tomorrow, the morrow”), {{m|ro|-ciune}} -ciune, {{cog|rup|Crãciun}} Aromanian Crãciun, {{m|bg|Крачу́н|t=winter solstice, Christmas}} Крачу́н (Kračún, “winter solstice, Christmas”), {{cog|sk|Kračún|t=winter solstice, Christmas}} Slovak Kračún (“winter solstice, Christmas”), {{cog|hu|karácsony|t=Christmas}} Hungarian karácsony (“Christmas”), {{der|ro|sla-pro|*korčiti|pos=said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice|t=to step}} Proto-Slavic *korčiti (“to step”, said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice), {{bor|ro|bg|-}} Bulgarian, {{m|sq|kercu||piece of wood}} kercu (“piece of wood”), {{m|it|ceppo|ceppo (di Natale)|Christmas log}} ceppo (di Natale) (“Christmas log”) Head templates: {{head|ro|proper noun|plural|Crăciunuri|g=n}} Crăciun n (plural Crăciunuri) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=n|gpd=Crăciunurilor|gpi=Crăciunuri|gsd=Crăciunului|gsi=Crăciun|n=|npd=Crăciunurile|npi=Crăciunuri|nsd=Crăciunul|nsi=Crăciun|vp=Crăciunurilor|vs=Crăciunule|vs2=}} Forms: Crăciunuri [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Crăciun [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], un Crăciun [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], Crăciunul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], Crăciunuri [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște Crăciunuri [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], Crăciunurile [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], Crăciun [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unui Crăciun [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], Crăciunului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], Crăciunuri [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor Crăciunuri [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], Crăciunurilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], Crăciunule [singular, vocative], Crăciunurilor [plural, vocative]
  1. Christmas Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Christmas Derived forms: Crăciun fericit, Moș Crăciun, pom de Crăciun
    Sense id: en-Crăciun-ro-name-oJlI6PYI Disambiguation of Christmas: 89 11

Proper name

IPA: /krəˈtʃjun/, [krəˈt͡ʃun] Audio: LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Crăciun.wav Forms: lui Crăciun [dative, genitive]
Etymology: The etymology has been highly disputed, it is unclear whether the word is of Latin or of Slavic origin. Many scholars propose one of several possible Latin derivations, either from calātiōnem (“calling, summoning”), or from Latin creātiōnem (accusative of creātiō (“creation, creature”), with the meaning derived from that of the creation or birth of a child, e.g. Jesus' birth on Christmas. Compare the archaic meaning of Spanish criazón (“person or child living in a house under the authority of another”), of the same origin (see crío and criar); compare also Sardinian criatzione (“creation; creature, child”) and Neapolitan criatura (“child”). The Romanian word had an older, archaic meaning of “birth” in church or religious usage, and is also used for the holy image of Christ's birth. Other less frequently endorsed Latin etymologies include: Latin Christī (“Christ's”) followed by an uncertain second root, such as iēiūnium (“fast”); compare Albanian Kërshëndella, from Christī nātāle (“Christ's birth”), or Latin (in)carnatiōnem (“incarnation”), crastinum (“tomorrow, the morrow”). See also the Romanian suffix -ciune. However, beside Aromanian Crãciun, there is a clearly related Slavic word, dialectal Bulgarian and Macedonian Крачу́н (Kračún, “winter solstice, Christmas”), and Slovak Kračún (“winter solstice, Christmas”), also passed into Hungarian karácsony (“Christmas”). A genuine Slavic etymology would be Proto-Slavic *korčiti (“to step”, said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice), indicating that the Romanian word is a Bulgarian loan. However, since the word is mostly found in South Slavic (Balkan) languages or in ones that have had contact with Romanian (such as Ruthenian), there is the possibility it was absorbed from proto-Romanian speakers instead. Another, somewhat unlikely, proposition is that it is a paleo-Balkan substratum term related to Albanian kercu (“piece of wood”), stemming from the pre-Christian tradition of placing branches at houses on the winter solstice or on the Roman festival of Sol Invictus, which took place on the date that later became Christmas (cf. also Italian ceppo (di Natale) (“Christmas log”)). Etymology templates: {{m|la|calatio|calātiōnem|calling, summoning}} calātiōnem (“calling, summoning”), {{inh|ro|la|creātiōnem}} Latin creātiōnem, {{m|la|creātiō||creation, creature}} creātiō (“creation, creature”), {{cog|es|criazón||person or child living in a house under the authority of another}} Spanish criazón (“person or child living in a house under the authority of another”), {{m|es|crío}} crío, {{m|es|criar}} criar, {{cog|sc|criatzione||creation; creature, child}} Sardinian criatzione (“creation; creature, child”), {{cog|nap|criatura||child}} Neapolitan criatura (“child”), {{der|ro|la|Christī||Christ's}} Latin Christī (“Christ's”), {{m|la|iēiūnium||fast}} iēiūnium (“fast”), {{cog|sq|Kërshëndella}} Albanian Kërshëndella, {{m|la|Christī nātāle||Christ's birth}} Christī nātāle (“Christ's birth”), {{der|ro|la|incarnatio|(in)carnatiōnem|incarnation}} Latin (in)carnatiōnem (“incarnation”), {{m|la|crastinum||tomorrow, the morrow}} crastinum (“tomorrow, the morrow”), {{m|ro|-ciune}} -ciune, {{cog|rup|Crãciun}} Aromanian Crãciun, {{m|bg|Крачу́н|t=winter solstice, Christmas}} Крачу́н (Kračún, “winter solstice, Christmas”), {{cog|sk|Kračún|t=winter solstice, Christmas}} Slovak Kračún (“winter solstice, Christmas”), {{cog|hu|karácsony|t=Christmas}} Hungarian karácsony (“Christmas”), {{der|ro|sla-pro|*korčiti|pos=said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice|t=to step}} Proto-Slavic *korčiti (“to step”, said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice), {{bor|ro|bg|-}} Bulgarian, {{m|sq|kercu||piece of wood}} kercu (“piece of wood”), {{m|it|ceppo|ceppo (di Natale)|Christmas log}} ceppo (di Natale) (“Christmas log”) Head templates: {{head|ro|proper noun|genitive/dative|lui Crăciun|||||||||||g=m|g2=f|head=|sort=}} Crăciun m or f (genitive/dative lui Crăciun), {{ro-name|m|g2=f}} Crăciun m or f (genitive/dative lui Crăciun)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Christianity, Holidays
    Sense id: en-Crăciun-ro-name-v2O7m9sM Disambiguation of Christianity: 20 80 Disambiguation of Holidays: 0 100 Categories (other): Romanian surnames, Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

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        "1": "la",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Kračún",
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      },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      "form": "Crăciunuri",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Crăciunule",
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      "form": "Crăciunurilor",
      "source": "declension",
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        "n": "",
        "npd": "Crăciunurile",
        "npi": "Crăciunuri",
        "nsd": "Crăciunul",
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        {
          "word": "Crăciun fericit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Moș Crăciun"
        },
        {
          "word": "pom de Crăciun"
        }
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/krəˈtʃjun/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[krəˈt͡ʃun]"
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}

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      "args": {
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        "3": "calātiōnem",
        "4": "calling, summoning"
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      "expansion": "calātiōnem (“calling, summoning”)",
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}

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    "Romanian neuter nouns",
    "Romanian nouns with multiple genders",
    "Romanian proper nouns",
    "Romanian terms borrowed from Bulgarian",
    "Romanian terms derived from Bulgarian",
    "Romanian terms derived from Latin",
    "Romanian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
    "Romanian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Romanian terms with audio links",
    "ro:Christianity",
    "ro:Christmas",
    "ro:Holidays"
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "calatio",
        "3": "calātiōnem",
        "4": "calling, summoning"
      },
      "expansion": "calātiōnem (“calling, summoning”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "creātiōnem"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin creātiōnem",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "creātiō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "creation, creature"
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      "expansion": "creātiō (“creation, creature”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "criazón",
        "3": "",
        "4": "person or child living in a house under the authority of another"
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      "expansion": "Spanish criazón (“person or child living in a house under the authority of another”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "crío"
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      "expansion": "crío",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "criar"
      },
      "expansion": "criar",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sc",
        "2": "criatzione",
        "3": "",
        "4": "creation; creature, child"
      },
      "expansion": "Sardinian criatzione (“creation; creature, child”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "criatura",
        "3": "",
        "4": "child"
      },
      "expansion": "Neapolitan criatura (“child”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Christī",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Christ's"
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      "expansion": "Latin Christī (“Christ's”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "iēiūnium",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fast"
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      "expansion": "iēiūnium (“fast”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "Kërshëndella"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian Kërshëndella",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "Christī nātāle",
        "3": "",
        "4": "Christ's birth"
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      "expansion": "Christī nātāle (“Christ's birth”)",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "incarnatio",
        "4": "(in)carnatiōnem",
        "5": "incarnation"
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      "expansion": "Latin (in)carnatiōnem (“incarnation”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "crastinum",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tomorrow, the morrow"
      },
      "expansion": "crastinum (“tomorrow, the morrow”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "-ciune"
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      "expansion": "-ciune",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rup",
        "2": "Crãciun"
      },
      "expansion": "Aromanian Crãciun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "Крачу́н",
        "t": "winter solstice, Christmas"
      },
      "expansion": "Крачу́н (Kračún, “winter solstice, Christmas”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "Kračún",
        "t": "winter solstice, Christmas"
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      "expansion": "Slovak Kračún (“winter solstice, Christmas”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hu",
        "2": "karácsony",
        "t": "Christmas"
      },
      "expansion": "Hungarian karácsony (“Christmas”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*korčiti",
        "pos": "said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice",
        "t": "to step"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *korčiti (“to step”, said of the sun “stepping forth” after winter solstice)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "bg",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "kercu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "piece of wood"
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      "expansion": "kercu (“piece of wood”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ceppo",
        "3": "ceppo (di Natale)",
        "4": "Christmas log"
      },
      "expansion": "ceppo (di Natale) (“Christmas log”)",
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        "genitive"
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        "12": "",
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        "14": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "head": "",
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      "expansion": "Crăciun m or f (genitive/dative lui Crăciun)",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "g2": "f"
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  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "name",
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          "surname"
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        "masculine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/krəˈtʃjun/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[krəˈt͡ʃun]"
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