#historical spelling

• Aldeide — An old or regional orthographic variant for the term 'aldehyde'; an organic compound characterized by the presence of the carbonyl functional group (-CHO) bonded to a hydrocarbon radical or a hydrogen atom. Although current standards of the Romanian Academy mandate the spelling with 'h', this form is still found in early technical textbooks or vintage translations.
• something else — An alternative or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the compound indefinite pronoun altceva; it indicates a completely different, distinct, or supplementary object, idea, reality, or situation compared to what was previously mentioned or known. In standardized modern Romanian, the word is written as a single unit without a hyphen.
• otherwise — An alternative, regional, or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the indefinite adverb altcum or altcumva; it signifies 'in another way', 'otherwise', 'in a different manner', or 'contrariwise'. Historically used as a binding element or structural connector within sentences to indicate an alternative option or a restrictive condition; in modern standard language, it is replaced by 'altcumva' or 'altfel'.
• in another way — An alternative or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the indefinite adverb altcumva; it signifies 'in another way', 'otherwise', or 'in a different manner'. In standardized modern Romanian, the word is written as a single unit without a hyphen.
• otherwise — An alternative or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the adverb and connector altfel; it signifies 'in another way', 'differently', or, functioning as a conjunction, 'otherwise' or 'else'. In standardized modern Romanian, the word is written as a single unit without a hyphen.
• somewhere else — An alternative or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the adverb of place altundeva; it indicates a completely different, distinct, or supplementary space, location, or zone compared to what was previously mentioned or known. In standardized modern Romanian, the word is written as a single unit without a hyphen [1].
• that other one — An alternative, regional, or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the demonstrative or indefinite pronominal expression altăaia; it indicates another feminine person, object, idea, or situation completely different and distinct from what was previously mentioned or known. In standardized modern Romanian, the words are written separately ('altă aia') or blend into consolidated variants, the hyphen being completely eliminated from current academic standards.
• otherwise — A consolidated, rare, or non-standardized graphical variant for the pronominal phrase 'altă aia' or 'altă-aia'; historically used in dialectal writings or early attempts at compact phonetic representation of spoken speech. It signifies another distinct feminine entity; in modern standardized language, it is completely replaced by writing it as two separate words: 'altă aia'.
• Ampoiu — A traditional, historical, or regional spelling for the Ampoi River, frequently encountered in old dictionaries, 18th and 19th-century maps, and the local dialect of the Apuseni Mountains communities. Although modern geographical standards have fixed the short form, this vocalized or articulated variant remains preserved in historical records and derived toponyms such as Presaca Ampoiului.
• Applauses — A historical graphical and morphological variant used for the plural of the neuter noun 'aplaos' or derived directly from the root of the verb 'aplauda', utilized in 19th and 20th-century texts to denote hand clappings as a form of public appreciation. This structural form has been replaced in modern academic norms by the standardized variant 'aplauze', but remains an important reference in the study of Romanian theatrical and literary lexicon evolution.
• Approximate — An etymological or Italian-styled graphic variant used in pre-modern texts for the verb 'aproxima' (to approximate); to establish an estimated value, to evaluate roughly, or to bring a numerical calculation close to the real value.
• Approximation — An etymological or Italian-styled graphic variant used in pre-modern documents and literature of the Principalities for the term 'aproximație' (approximation); the act of evaluating, calculating, or determining a value roughly and provisionally, without high-precision instruments.
• Approximate — An etymological or Italian-styled graphic variant used in pre-modern Romanian texts for the term 'aproximativ' (approximate/approximately); being close to the truth, to the real value, or to a reference point without being perfectly exact; tentative or rough.
• Approximate — An archaic, learned, or early neological form used in pre-modern texts as a French-styled variant for the adjective or adverb 'aproximativ'; being close to the true value, to the truth, or to a reference point without being perfectly exact; tentative, rough.
• Assaky — A historical spelling or variant of a Romanian surname, famous through the figure of Gheorghe Asachi (sometimes spelled George Assaky, 1788–1869), a poet, novelist, dramaturg, and encyclopedic cultural figure from Moldavia, or his son, the surgeon George Assaky (1855–1899), a university professor and pioneer in neurosurgery and modern medical research.