repercursiune

Romanian

Etymology

The extraneous r was added for ease of pronunciation (echoing the preceding consonant cluster) and probably by analogy to curs.

The form has an amply attested history, coming into use soon after the introduction of its corresponding word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (according to prescriptive rules) /re.per.cur.siˈu.ne/, (most common) /re.per.curˈsju.ne/
  • Rhymes: -une
  • Hyphenation: re‧per‧cur‧si‧u‧ne

Noun

repercursiune f (plural repercursiuni)

  1. misconstruction of repercusiune (“repercussion”)
    • 1905 May 10, Dimineața [Morning], year 2, number 454, page 1:
      Temerile că această unire să aibă repercursiunĭ în Balcanĭ, nu eraŭ fundate […]
      Fears that this union will have repercussions in the Balkans were not founded […]
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