zârnă

See also: zarna, zarnā, and żarna

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • dzârnă — archaic
  • zernă — regional

Etymology

From Dacian *dierna (“black”),[1] compare prodiarna. Compare also the hydronym Cerna, whose classical name Dierna was modified under the influence of the synonymous Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ.

The alternate theory, that it is derived from Proto-Slavic *zьrno (“berry, grain”), is highly implausible based on the archaic and regional forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɨr.nə/

Noun

zârnă f (plural zârne)

  1. Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), also known as sunberry.
    Synonym: solan

Declension

Declension of zârnă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zârnă zârna zârne zârnele
genitive-dative zârne zârnei zârne zârnelor
vocative zârnă, zârno zârnelor

References

  1. ^ Boerescu, Pârvu. Elementele de Substrat (Autohtone) ale Limbii Române - Compendiu. București: Editura Academiei Române, 2018. Page 77.
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