meriză

See also: meriza

Romanian

Etymology

From meriza or Latin merīdiēs (“noon, midday”); shift in meaning also found in Albanian mriz (“midday nap for livestock”), standard mërzej (“to rest at noon (of animals)”). Compare Aromanian amiridz.

Noun

meriză f (plural merize)

1. (northern Transylvania, Maramureș) a place where cattle rest at midday

   Synonym: staniște

Declension

Declension of meriză

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) meriză	meriza	(niște) merize	merizele
genitive/dative	(unei) merize	merizei	(unor) merize	merizelor
vocative	meriză, merizo		merizelor

Related terms

• meriza

Further reading

• meriză in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)