zăcea

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin jacēre, iacēre, present active infinitive of iaceō (lie prostrate), from Proto-Italic *jakēō. The shift from the expected initial -j- in Romanian to -z- is due to dissimilation from the following consonant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zəˈtʃe̯a]
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Verb

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a zăcea (third-person singular present zace, past participle zăcut) 2nd conj.

  1. (intransitive) to lie (to remain lying down)
  2. (of abstracts such as emotions, character defects, etc.) to remain hidden

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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