zmeu
Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic змиꙗ (zmija), from Proto-Slavic *zmьja (“snake”). Compare Serbo-Croatian zmija and zmaj.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]zmeu m (plural zmei)
- evil giant in Romanian folk stories
- dragon
- (figuratively) courageous, fearless
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zmeu | zmeul | zmei | zmeii | |
| genitive-dative | zmeu | zmeului | zmei | zmeilor | |
| vocative | zmeule | zmeilor | |||
Noun
[edit]zmeu n (plural zmeie)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zmeu | zmeul | zmeie | zmeiele | |
| genitive-dative | zmeu | zmeului | zmeie | zmeielor | |
| vocative | zmeule | zmeielor | |||