zmeu

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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 definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zmeu zmeul zmei zmeii
genitive-dative zmeu zmeului zmei zmeilor
vocative zmeule zmeilor

Noun

zmeu n (plural zmeie)

  1. kite

Declension

Declension of zmeu
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zmeu zmeul zmeie zmeiele
genitive-dative zmeu zmeului zmeie zmeielor
vocative zmeule zmeielor

Derived terms

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