timpuriu

== Aromanian == === Alternative forms === timburiu === Etymology === From Latin temporivus (“early, early in the season”), ultimately from tempus. Compare Romanian timpuriu. === Adjective === timpuriu early 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) early, premature, untimely Antonym: târziu (agriculture) early-ripening ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === timpuriu (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) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 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