{"id":351,"date":"2014-07-24T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T11:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tolnaitranslations.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2014-07-24T11:43:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T11:43:15","slug":"three-semantically-different-words-for-tree-in-romanian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tolnaitranslations.com\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"Three semantically different equivalents for \u201dtree\u201d in Romanian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a fun fact about Romanian language. There are three semantically distinct equivalents for the English \u201dtree\u201d in Romanian. Depending on the context, this word can be equated\u00a0with \u201dcopac\u201d,\u00a0\u201dpom\u201d or \u201darbore\u201d. So what do they each mean?<\/p>\n

\u201dCopac\u201d is a tree which doesn’t bear edible fruit. Basically, all trees you would find in a forest are designated\u00a0by \u201dcopac\u201d (oak, beech, fir, birch etc.).<\/p>\n

The word \u201dpom\u201d designates a tree which bears edible fruit. This means that\u00a0all orchard trees are \u201dpomi\u201d.<\/p>\n

The latter word, \u201darbore\u201d, is the neutral\u00a0denominator for the concept \u201dtree\u201d. It can designate both\u00a0a fruit-bearing tree and a non-fruit-bearing tree.<\/p>\n

This distinction shows\u00a0the degree at which language and culture are interconnected. Traditionally, Romanian culture has been closely\u00a0linked to nature and everything pertaining to it.\u00a0Romanians have thus developed a very deep relationship with the environment which is clearly\u00a0reflected\u00a0in language. This is only one of the many examples of words, idioms and metaphors\u00a0depicting this very old symbiosis.<\/p>\n

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