#Romanian linguistics

• Self- / Auto- — An archaic, graphical, or regional variant of the prefix or noun 'auto', used in old texts, ecclesiastical translations, or manuscripts influenced by Greek spelling and phonetics (avto/afto). It expressed the idea of 'self', 'own', or 'itself' in various early compound structures before modern linguistic standardization.
• To covet — To desire or covet something with extreme passion; to long for or crave obsessively for material goods, honors, power, or social recognition; to trigger an insatiable structural desire in someone's soul. As a reflexive verb, it describes the process by which an individual becomes completely dominated and blinded by a consuming greed or ambition.
• Whiten — To make white or whiter; to bleach or whiten cloth, a wall, or any object through washing, sun exposure, or liming. Figuratively, it refers to the act of clarifying, cleansing, or purifying a situation or a public image.
• Aloman — A Romanian surname with ancient regional-historical onomastic roots, predominantly found in the Transylvania region; also, a designation attributed to local topographic features (such as the Aloman Valley). From an etymological and structural viewpoint, the name may derive from an archaic nickname or from a local adaptation of migratory or regional terms, preserved in cadastral archives and civil status documents.
• Alpaș — A Romanian surname with regional-historical onomastic roots or a structurally fixed archaic nickname; alternatively, it can represent a local toponymic element used in the past to designate a small estate or a border settlement. The name reflects phonetic particularities and linguistic adaptations specific to transition dialects.
• otherwise — An alternative, regional, or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the indefinite adverb altcum or altcumva; it signifies 'in another way', 'otherwise', 'in a different manner', or 'contrariwise'. Historically used as a binding element or structural connector within sentences to indicate an alternative option or a restrictive condition; in modern standard language, it is replaced by 'altcumva' or 'altfel'.
• otherwise — An alternative or obsolete hyphenated spelling form for the adverb and connector altfel; it signifies 'in another way', 'differently', or, functioning as a conjunction, 'otherwise' or 'else'. In standardized modern Romanian, the word is written as a single unit without a hyphen.
• otherwise — A consolidated, rare, or non-standardized graphical variant for the pronominal phrase 'altă aia' or 'altă-aia'; historically used in dialectal writings or early attempts at compact phonetic representation of spoken speech. It signifies another distinct feminine entity; in modern standardized language, it is completely replaced by writing it as two separate words: 'altă aia'.
• Archaic artichoke variant — An archaic, regional, and masculinized form of the term 'anghenare' (artichoke), used in old medical manuscripts, popular recipes, or historical sources to denote the Cynara scolymus plant or its derived herbal product. This regionalism reflects early Balkan linguistic influences in adapting foreign botanical names, maintaining its documentary value in the study of the Romanian technical and agricultural vocabulary evolution.
• Archaic angina form — A rare regional and archaic form used in old Romanian popular medical terminology to describe a state of suffocation, strangulation, angina pectoris, or acute inflammation of the throat that obstructs normal breathing. This structural term documents the entry and phonetic adaptation of words of Balkan or Hellenic origin into the empirical lexicon of village healers, being gradually replaced by modern medical concepts.
• Arvintie — An archaic and rare onomastic variant of the masculine given name Arvinte, historically used in the ecclesiastical and rural environments of the Romanian space. From a structural perspective, the form preserves a Slavic or Byzantine Greek phonetic influence, being encountered in old religious calendars, monastery prayer lists, or donation charters, representing proof of the diversity of onomastic derivatives from the medieval era.