sânziană
Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Probably from Latin Sancta Diana or *sanctae Dianae, indicating a pre-Christian deity. (compare Calabrian curse expression santu Diana). Other theories include Sanctus dies Iohannes or a confusion with it. Also, compare the related cosânzeană and zână.
Noun
[edit]sânziană f (plural sânziene)
- several plants of the genus Galium (Galium verum, Galium mollugo, Galium rotundifolium)
- Midsummer Day, St. John's Day, Baptist's Day (Romanian folk celebration)
- gold-haired fairy
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | sânziană | sânziana | sânziene | sânzienele | |
| genitive-dative | sânziene | sânzienei | sânziene | sânzienelor | |
| vocative | sânziană, sânziano | sânzienelor | |||