timpuriu

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• timburiu

Etymology

From Latin temporivus (“early, early in the season”), ultimately from tempus. Compare Romanian timpuriu.

Adjective

timpuriu

1. early
2. premature, untimely

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin temporivus (“early, early in the season”), ultimately from tempus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtim.puˈriw/
• Rhymes: -iw
• Hyphenation: tim‧pu‧riu

Adjective

timpuriu m or n (feminine singular timpurie, plural timpurii)

1. early, premature, untimely

   Antonym: târziu

2. (agriculture) early-ripening

Declension

Declension of timpuriu

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	timpuriu		timpurie	timpurii	timpurii
	definite	timpuriul		timpuria	timpuriii	timpuriile
genitive/ dative	indefinite	timpuriu		timpurii	timpurii	timpurii
	definite	timpuriului		timpuriei	timpuriilor	timpuriilor

Adverb

timpuriu

1. (literary) early

   Synonym: devreme

   Antonym: târziu

Usage notes

Unlike its synonym devreme, the adverb timpuriu is not used in reference to the time of day.

Related terms

• timp

Further reading

• timpuriu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1982), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 11, part 2, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, pages 265–266