Outbuilding
Definition
An accessory building or outbuilding (such as a stable, barn, shed, granary, or summer kitchen) located within a homestead's yard, either detached or adjacent to the main residential house. Frequently used in its plural form (acareturi), the term designates the entire group of secondary structures intended for sheltering livestock, tools, or provisions, representing a typical component of traditional rural households and boyar manors.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Outbuilding
- Dependency
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun with regular plural and genitive cases. |
| Formation | Borrowed from Turkish 'akaret', historically referring to income-generating real estate properties. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ka.ˈret] |
| Source | Lexicon of Traditional Architecture and Cultural Material Heritage |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Moșierul a ordonat meșterilor să repare vechiul acaret din spatele curții înainte de începerea culesului de toamnă.
EN: The landowner ordered the craftsmen to repair the old outbuilding at the back of the yard before the autumn harvest began.
RO: Gospodăria bunicilor era compusă dintr-o casă bătrânească cu pridvor și câteva acareturi destinate vitelor.
EN: The grandparents' homestead was composed of an old traditional house with a porch and several outbuildings intended for cattle.
RO: Fiecare acaret din această curte muzeală a fost restaurat folosind exclusiv bârne de lemn și tencuială de lut.
EN: Every dependency in this museum yard was restored using exclusively wooden logs and clay plaster.
Idioms & Phrases
Acareturi boierești / Manorial outbuildings
RO: Complex de clădiri administrative, magazii și grajduri impunătoare care deserveau un conac sau o moșie nobiliară în trecut.
EN: A complex of administrative buildings, granaries, and imposing stables that served a manor or a noble estate in the past.
Acaret de lemn / Wooden shed / outbuilding
RO: Construcție auxiliară realizată din bârne sau scânduri, utilizată de obicei ca șopron pentru lemne sau depozit de unelte.
EN: A secondary structure made of logs or planks, usually used as a woodshed or a tool storage facility.
Curte cu acareturi / Homestead with outbuildings
RO: Proprietate rurală completă, caracterizată prin prezența tuturor anexelor necesare bunei desfășurări a activităților agricole.
EN: A complete rural property characterized by the presence of all the annexes necessary for the proper conduct of agricultural activities.
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