zapciu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zaptiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّه (ḍabṭiyyah, “policeman”).

Noun

zapciu m (plural zapcii)

1. (dated) tax collector
2. (dated) captain (military rank)
3. (dated) policeman

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zapciu	zapciul		zapcii	zapciii
genitive-dative	zapciu	zapciului		zapcii	zapciilor
vocative	zapciule			zapciilor