zâzanie

Romanian

Alternative forms

• zizanie

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), ζιζάνιον (zizánion, “type of weed, probably darnel”). Compare French zizanie. See also semantic evolution of sălbăție.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɨˈzani.e/
• Rhymes: -anie
• Hyphenation: zâ‧za‧ni‧e

Noun

zâzanie f (plural zâzanii)

1. discord, quarrel

   Synonyms: discordie, vrajbă, dezbinare, disensiune

2. (archaic) perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
3. (archaic) weed

   Synonym: buruiană

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zâzanie	zâzania		zâzanii	zâzaniile
genitive-dative	zâzanii	zâzaniei		zâzanii	zâzaniilor
vocative	zâzanie, zâzanio			zâzaniilor