mânz
See also: manz
Romanian
Alternative forms
- mînz
Etymology
Origin disputed.
- Compare Aromanian mãndzu, Megleno-Romanian mǫndz; possibly from or related and cognate to Albanian (Gheg) mâz (compare standard mëz and Old Albanian manz) through the substratum, or of Illyrian origin.
- Compare the Thracian word mezenai (“horse”) and Messapic Menzana, a horse deity.[1]
- Compare also Italian manzo, Latin mannus and Gaulish manduos, probably ultimately from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɨnz/
Audio: (file)
Noun
mânz m (plural mânji, feminine equivalent mânză)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mânz | mânzul | mânji | mânjii | |
| genitive-dative | mânz | mânzului | mânji | mânjilor | |
| vocative | mânzule | mânjilor | |||
See also
References
- ^ Kaluzkaja, Irina (1996) “Thracian-Illyrian language parallels: Thrac. MEZENAI - Illyr. Menzanas”, in Thracian World at Crossroad of Civilizations - Proceedings of 7th International Congress of Thracology, Bucharest, pages 372–373
Further reading
- “mânz”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
- mânz in Alexandru Ciorănescu, Dicționarul etimologic român, Tenerife: Universidad de la Laguna, 1958–66.