mărăcine

Romanian

Alternative forms

• mărăcin, mărăciune

Etymology

Unknown; often considered to be from a Vulgar Latin *marracīna, *marrūcīna, derived from Latin marra (“thorn”), but possibly also from an alteration of Latin malitia, with the influence of the Romanian suffix -ciune. Compare Spanish maleza. Compare also the related Albanian mërqinje, with the same meaning as the Romanian word. Cognate with Aromanian mãrãtsini.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ine

Noun

mărăcine m (plural mărăcini)

1. bramble, briar, brake

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mărăcine	mărăcinele		mărăcini	mărăcinii
genitive-dative	mărăcine	mărăcinelui		mărăcini	mărăcinilor
vocative	mărăcine			mărăcinilor

See also

• rug
• păducel