zmeu

Romanian

Alternative forms

• smeu

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 articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) zmeu	zmeul	(niște) zmei	zmeii
genitive/dative	(unui) zmeu	zmeului	(unor) zmei	zmeilor
vocative	zmeule		zmeilor

Noun

zmeu n (plural zmeie)

1. kite

Declension

Declension of zmeu

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) zmeu	zmeul	(niște) zmeie	zmeiele
genitive/dative	(unui) zmeu	zmeului	(unor) zmeie	zmeielor
vocative	zmeule		zmeielor

Derived terms

• zmeios
• zmeoaică
• zmeuleț