Size
Definition
An extremely rare regional or archaic form, used in certain dialects to describe an opening, a maximum width, a structural capacity of a space, or a form historically derived from or confused with the term 'mărime'. Its locally preserved meaning refers to the general size or proportion of an object or an empirically delimited area of land.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Size
- Dimension
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural regional plural and case tracking. |
| Formation | Dialectal variant resulting from the apheresis of the initial 'm-' from the standard Romanian noun 'mărime'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈrim] |
| Source | Lexicon of Romanian Dialectology and Historical Linguistic Evolutions |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Bătrânul meșter măsura din ochi acea arime a bârnei înainte de a o tăia pentru acoperiș.
EN: The old craftsman measured by eye that size of the beam before cutting it for the roof.
RO: Haina adusă de la oraș avea o arime ciudată, nepotrivindu-se pe umerii flăcăiului.
EN: The coat brought from the city had a strange size, not fitting the young man's shoulders.
RO: Suprafața grădinii avea o arime potrivită pentru cultivarea legumelor necesare întregii familii.
EN: The garden area had a suitable dimension for cultivating the vegetables needed by the whole family.
Idioms & Phrases
Arime de pământ / Land size
RO: Exprimare arhaică utilizată pentru a descrie întinderea fizică a unei parcele agricole fără măsurători exacte.
EN: An archaic expression used to describe the physical span of an agricultural plot without exact measurements.
După arime / According to size
RO: Locuțiune adverbială regională ce indică sortarea unor obiecte sau fructe în funcție de volumul lor structural.
EN: A regional adverbial phrase indicating the sorting of objects or fruits based on their structural volume.
Arime structurală / Structural proportion
RO: Raport dimensional empiric între elementele unei construcții rurale din lemn.
EN: An empirical dimensional ratio between the elements of a rural wooden construction.
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