zmeu

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic змиꙗ (zmija), from Proto-Slavic *zmьja (“snake”). Compare Serbo-Croatian zmija and zmaj.

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Noun

zmeu m (plural zmei)

  1. evil giant in Romanian folk stories
  2. dragon
    Synonyms: balaur, dragon
  3. (figuratively) courageous, fearless

Declension
Declension of zmeu
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) zmeu zmeul (niște) zmei zmeii
genitive/dative (unui) zmeu zmeului (unor) zmei zmeilor
vocative zmeule zmeilor

Noun

zmeu n (plural zmeie)

  1. kite

Declension
Declension of zmeu
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) zmeu zmeul (niște) zmeie zmeiele
genitive/dative (unui) zmeu zmeului (unor) zmeie zmeielor
vocative zmeule zmeielor

Derived terms
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