zgău

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • sgău

Etymology

Probably from Latin cavum with an s- added later in Romanian or a remnant of a Latin ex-. Compare gaură, căuș, găun, găoace.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɡəw/

Noun

zgău n (plural zgăuri)

  1. (dated) uterus, womb
    Synonyms: pântece, uter, mitră
  2. (rare) hole, cavity
    Synonym: gaură

Declension

Declension of zgău
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zgău zgăul zgăuri zgăurile
genitive-dative zgău zgăului zgăuri zgăurilor
vocative zgăule zgăurilor

Derived terms

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