MULTEXT-East Morphosyntactic Specifications, Version 4

3.2.4. Romanian Adjective

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Table 53. Romanian Specification for Adjective
P	Attribute (en)	Value (en)	Code (en)
0	CATEGORY	Adjective	A
1	Type	qualificative	f
2	Degree	positive	p
		comparative	c
		superlative	s
3	Gender	masculine	m
		feminine	f
		neuter	n
4	Number	singular	s
		plural	p
5	Case	vocative	v
		direct	r
		oblique	o
6	Definiteness	no	n
		yes	y
7	Clitic	no	n
		yes	y

3.2.4.1. Notes

Type: Although it is not common practice in Romanian linguistics, one could make the distinction between qualificative and determinative adjectives. However, the attribute-value pairs proposed in this section are appropriate for the qualificative adjectives.
Degree: The default value is positive; adjectives have also comparative and superlative degrees, but in most of the cases they are expressed by means of analytical forms (e.g. comp. mai bun (better), superl. cel mai bun (the best)). A few adjectives have intrinsic etymological comparative or superlative meanings (e.g. comparatives: anterior, major; superlatives: optim, maxim, extrem etc.). The prefixes super-, extra-, ultra- etc., are quite productive in forming the quasi-analytic1 superlatives. Adjectives are characterized by gender, number and case.
Case: The adjectives present the same case syncretism as the nouns, except for few adjectives that have an additional special form for Genitive-Dative cases in plural (e.g. G.D.pl. multor).
Definiteness: In noun-adjective construction, the definite article may attach enclitically to either adjectives or modified nouns (never to both of them). If present, the definite article attaches to the right of the first word in the sequence, e.g. Bunul om (The kind man) v.s. Omul bun. (The kind man)
Clitic: See discussion on Verb clitics.

3.2.4.2. MSD Index

This index gives the list of morphosyntactic descriptions (MSDs) and their features. In the table below, the first column gives the MSD, the second its expansion into a feature-structure, the third gives the number of entries in the lexicon (428,093 entries), and the fourth gives some examples as word-form/lemma. The list was extracted form the Romanian MULTEXT-East lexicon.

Table 54. MSDs (64)
MSD	Features	Lexical entries	Examples of usage
Afp	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive	93	vivace, video, un_pic_de, un_fel_de, turcoaz, sui-generis, standard
Afp-p-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Number=plural Definiteness=no	313	zglobii/zglobiu, zeieşti/zeiesc, zbanghii/zbanghiu, vultureşti/vulturesc
Afp-p-ny	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Number=plural Definiteness=no Clitic=yes	1	-ntregi/întreg
Afp-poy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	15	verzuilor/verzui, tinereştilor/tineresc, timpuriilor/timpuriu
Afpm--n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Definiteness=no	5	sugaci, greoi, dibaci, căprui, bălai
Afpms-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Definiteness=no	14177	zvonit, zvelt, zvârlit, zvârcolit, zvântat, zvâcnit, zvâcnitor
Afpms-ny	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Definiteness=no Clitic=yes	132	zbura'/zburat, 'yde/Hyde, trecu'/trecut, pomeni'/pomenit, -nzorzonat/înzorzonat
Afpmsvn	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=vocative Definiteness=no	3	iubite/iubit, dragă/drag, bătrâne/bătrân
Afpmsvy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=vocative Definiteness=yes	1857	zvonitule/zvonit, zveltule/zvelt, zvârcolitule/zvârcolit, zvâcnitule/zvâcnit
Afpmsry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=yes	8104	zvonitul/zvonit, zveltul/zvelt, zvârlitul/zvârlit, zvârcolitul/zvârcolit
Afpmsryy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	118	vechiu'/vechi, -nzorzonatul/înzorzonat, -nzestratul/înzestrat
Afpmsoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	8099	zvonitului/zvonit, zveltului/zvelt, zvârlitului/zvârlit, zvârcolitului/zvârcolit
Afpmsoyy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	117	-nzorzonatului/înzorzonat, -nzestratului/înzestrat, -nzăpezitului/înzăpezit
Afpmp-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=plural Definiteness=no	13695	zvoniţi/zvonit, zvelţi/zvelt, zvârliţi/zvârlit, zvârcoliţi/zvârcolit
Afpmp-ny	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=plural Definiteness=no Clitic=yes	512	-nzorzonaţi/înzorzonat, -nzidiţi/înzidit, -nzestraţi/înzestrat
Afpmpry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes	8077	zvoniţii/zvonit, zvelţii/zvelt, zvârliţii/zvârlit, zvârcoliţii/zvârcolit
Afpmpryy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	117	-nzorzonaţii/înzorzonat, -nzestraţii/înzestrat, -nzăpeziţii/înzăpezit
Afpmpoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	8048	zvoniţilor/zvonit, zvelţilor/zvelt, zvârliţilor/zvârlit, zvârcoliţilor/zvârcolit
Afpmpoyy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	117	-nzorzonaţilor/înzorzonat, -nzestraţilor/înzestrat, -nzăpeziţilor/înzăpezit
Afpf--n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Definiteness=no	593	zvâcnitoare/zvâcnitor, zumzăitoare/zumzăitor, ziditoare/ziditor
Afpf--ny	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Definiteness=no Clitic=yes	31	-nvăluitoare/învăluitor, -ntreprinzătoare/întreprinzător, -ntrebătoare/întrebător
Afpfsvn	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=vocative Definiteness=no	1	dragă/drag
Afpfsvy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=vocative Definiteness=yes	1838	zvonito/zvonit, zvelto/zvelt, zvârcolito/zvârcolit, zvâcnito/zvâcnit
Afpfsrn	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=no	13437	zvonită/zvonit, zveltă/zvelt, zvârlită/zvârlit, zvârcolită/zvârcolit
Afpfsrny	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=no Clitic=yes	87	-nzorzonată/înzorzonat, -nzestrată/înzestrat, -nzăpezită/înzăpezit
Afpfsry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=yes	8046	zvonita/zvonit, zvelta/zvelt, zvârlita/zvârlit, zvârcolita/zvârcolit
Afpfsryy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	117	-nzorzonata/înzorzonat, -nzestrata/înzestrat, -nzăpezita/înzăpezit
Afpfson	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=no	13425	zvonite/zvonit, zvelte/zvelt, zvârlite/zvârlit, zvârcolite/zvârcolit
Afpfsony	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=no Clitic=yes	86	-nzorzonate/înzorzonat, -nzestrate/înzestrat, -nzăpezite/înzăpezit
Afpfsoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	8055	zvonitei/zvonit, zveltei/zvelt, zvârlitei/zvârlit, zvârcolitei/zvârcolit
Afpfsoyy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	117	-nzorzonatei/înzorzonat, -nzestratei/înzestrat, -nzăpezitei/înzăpezit
Afpfp-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=plural Definiteness=no	13141	zvonite/zvonit, zvelte/zvelt, zvârlite/zvârlit, zvârcolite/zvârcolit
Afpfp-ny	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=plural Definiteness=no Clitic=yes	87	-nzorzonate/înzorzonat, -nzestrate/înzestrat, -nzăpezite/înzăpezit
Afpfpry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes	8069	zvonitele/zvonit, zveltele/zvelt, zvârlitele/zvârlit, zvârcolitele/zvârcolit
Afpfpryy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	117	-nzorzonatele/înzorzonat, -nzestratele/înzestrat, -nzăpezitele/înzăpezit
Afpfpon	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=no	2	serbede/searbăd, ataror/atare
Afpfpoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	8054	zvonitelor/zvonit, zveltelor/zvelt, zvârlitelor/zvârlit, zvârcolitelor/zvârcolit
Afpfpoyy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=positive Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes Clitic=yes	117	-nzorzonatelor/înzorzonat, -nzestratelor/înzestrat, -nzăpezitelor/înzăpezit
Afcms-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=masculine Number=singular Definiteness=no	1	superior
Afcmp-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=masculine Number=plural Definiteness=no	1	superiori/superior
Afcmpry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes	1	superiorii/superior
Afcmpoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	1	superiorilor/superior
Afcfsrn	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=no	1	superioară/superior
Afcfsry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=yes	1	superioara/superior
Afcfson	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=no	1	superioare/superior
Afcfsoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	1	superioarei/superior
Afcfp-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=feminine Number=plural Definiteness=no	1	superioare/superior
Afcfpry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes	1	superioarele/superior
Afcfpoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=comparative Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	1	superioarelor/superior
Afs	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative	1	extra
Afsms-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=masculine Number=singular Definiteness=no	5	preaiubit, preafrumos, preafericit, perfect, extrem
Afsmsvy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=vocative Definiteness=yes	1	preafericitule/preafericit
Afsmsry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=yes	4	preaiubitul/preaiubit, preafrumosul/preafrumos, preafericitul/preafericit
Afsmsoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=masculine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	4	preaiubitului/preaiubit, preafrumosului/preafrumos, preafericitului/preafericit
Afsmp-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=masculine Number=plural Definiteness=no	5	preaiubiţi/preaiubit, preafrumoşi/preafrumos, preafericiţi/preafericit
Afsmpry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes	5	preaiubiţii/preaiubit, preafrumoşii/preafrumos, preafericiţii/preafericit
Afsmpoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=masculine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	5	preaiubiţilor/preaiubit, preafrumoşilor/preafrumos, preafericiţilor/preafericit
Afsfsrn	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=no	5	preaiubită/preaiubit, preafrumoasă/preafrumos, preafericită/preafericit
Afsfsry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=direct Definiteness=yes	5	preaiubita/preaiubit, preafrumoasa/preafrumos, preafericita/preafericit
Afsfson	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=no	5	preaiubite/preaiubit, preafrumoase/preafrumos, preafericite/preafericit
Afsfsoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=feminine Number=singular Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	5	preaiubitei/preaiubit, preafrumoasei/preafrumos, preafericitei/preafericit
Afsfp-n	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=feminine Number=plural Definiteness=no	5	preaiubite/preaiubit, preafrumoase/preafrumos, preafericite/preafericit
Afsfpry	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=direct Definiteness=yes	5	preaiubitele/preaiubit, preafrumoasele/preafrumos, preafericitele/preafericit
Afsfpoy	Adjective Type=qualificative Degree=superlative Gender=feminine Number=plural Case=oblique Definiteness=yes	5	preaiubitelor/preaiubit, preafrumoaselor/preafrumos, preafericitelor/preafericit

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Date: 2010-05-12
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