totãna

See also: totãnã and Totana

Aromanian

FWOTD – 23 May 2025

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare deunã, diunã (always), alongside Romanian totdeauna (always), totuna (all the same; always). All forms contain tut, tot (all) and unã (one [time]), while some also have di or a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtotəna/, /ˈtotna/, /ˈtonna/, /ˈtotuna/, /ˈtutuna/
  • IPA(key): /toˈtunə/, /tuˈtunə/, /tutaˈuna/, /tutəˈunə/, /tutdiˈunə/

Adverb

totãna

  1. always, all the time; every time
    Synonyms: dipriunã, daima, inda, panda, deunã
    plecarã ti totãnathey left forever
    • 1922, “La moartea unui tinir”, in Tache Papahagi, compiler, Antologie Aromânească, page 48, line 12:
      Ocľiľĭ tră totna ncľișeșĭ
      [Ocljilj trã totna ncljishesh]
      You closed your eyes forever
    • 1922, “Blăstemlu a xeanilor”, in idem, page 45, line 16:
      S'nu-agîrseștĭ si scriĭ totună
      [S-nu-agãrseshti si scrii totunã]
      Don't forget to always write

References

  • Cunia (2010), page 1022b: “totãna”
  • Papahagi (1974), page 1189: “tótănă”, page 1209: “tutaúna”, “tútă-únă”, “tútdiúnă”
  • Nikolaidis (1909), page 537: “τότουνα
  • Dalametra (1906), page 209a: “tòtuna”
  • Mihăileanu (1901), page 516: “tutúna”