Antohilă
Definition
A rare Romanian surname, historically used as an augmentative or hypocoristic derivative, formed from the onomastic root Antoh by appending the productive popular suffix '-ilă'. This type of structural derivation is specific to traditional anthroponymy in the Eastern Carpathian region, where given names or family nicknames received this characteristic ending to denote lineage, a distinctive physical trait, or broad community recognition.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Antohilă
- Antoh
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Proper masculine noun with a feminine structural ending. Genitive forms are constructed analytically using 'lui'. |
| Formation | Anthroponymic derivative from the root Antoh combined with the traditional augmentative individualizing suffix '-ilă'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.to.ˈhi.lə] (with a clear phonetic emphasis on the penultimate syllable) |
| Source | Historical Grammar and Lexicon of Romanian Family Names |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Cronicarul menționează că vornicul Antohilă deținea o moșie întinsă pe malurile împădurite ale râului Prut.
EN: The chronicler mentions that governor Antohilă owned a vast estate on the forested banks of the Prut river.
RO: Pictorul contemporan Ion Antohilă a vernisat o nouă expoziție dedicată figurilor geometrice abstracte.
EN: Contemporary painter Ion Antohilă opened a new exhibition dedicated to abstract geometric shapes.
RO: Documentele funciare din secolul trecut atestă că familia Antohilă a contribuit la reconstrucția școlii din sat.
EN: Land documents from the last century attest that the Antohilă family contributed to the reconstruction of the village school.
Idioms & Phrases
Sufixare de tip Antohilă / Antohilă-type suffixation
RO: Procedeu structural prin care unui nume de bază i se adaugă o terminație expresivă pentru a crea o formă nouă.
EN: A structural procedure by which an expressive ending is added to a base name to create a new form.
Grupul familial Antohilă / The Antohilă family group
RO: Ramură distinctă a unui neam mai mare, individualizată local prin această poreclă transformată în nume legal.
EN: A distinct branch of a larger family, localized individually through this nickname transformed into a legal name.
Atestare istorică Antohilă / Antohilă historical attestation
RO: Menționarea documentară timpurie a acestei variante grafice specifice în hrisoavele boierești sau bisericești.
EN: The early documentary mention of this specific graphical variant in boyar or church charters.
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