aciua

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Often considered to derive from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin root *accubilare, but this does not work on a phonetic basis. Most likely derived from Latin cieō, ciere (“put in motion, act; summon, call”) or acciō, accīre (“summon, call for, fetch”), with a later change in conjugation. It was probably originally a word applied to the pastoral lifestyle, and referred to calling animals to round them up to find shelter, such as in the case of bad weather. The shift from -i- to -iu- can also be found in several other Latin-derived Romanian words, such as bucium. Other theories for this etymology are less likely, such as a Vulgar Latin *accellare, from cella, or from *jacila, or a Slavic utečati (which is highly unlikely since it's not a fourth-conjugation verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃʲuˈa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ciu‧a

Verb

a aciua (third-person singular present aciuează, past participle aciuat) 1st conjugation

1. to take or find shelter, hide
2. (rare) to give shelter

Conjugation

    conjugation of aciua (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a aciua
gerund			aciuând
past participle			aciuat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	aciuez	aciuezi	aciuează	aciuăm	aciuați	aciuează
	imperfect	aciuam	aciuai	aciua	aciuam	aciuați	aciuau
	simple perfect	aciuai	aciuași	aciuă	aciuarăm	aciuarăți	aciuară
	pluperfect	aciuasem	aciuaseși	aciuase	aciuaserăm	aciuaserăți	aciuaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să aciuez	să aciuezi	să aciueze	să aciuăm	să aciuați	să aciueze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		aciuează			aciuați
	negative		nu aciua			nu aciuați

See also

• adăpost