mânz

See also: manz

Romanian

Alternative forms

• mînz

Etymology

Origin disputed.

• Compare Aromanian mãndzu, Megleno-Romanian mǫndz; possibly from or related and cognate to Albanian (Gheg) mâz (compare standard mëz and Old Albanian manz) through the substratum, or of Illyrian origin.
• Compare the Thracian word mezenai (“horse”) and Messapic Menzana, a horse deity.
• Compare also Italian manzo, Latin mannus and Gaulish manduos, probably ultimately from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɨŋz/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

mânz m (plural mânji, feminine equivalent mânză)

1. foal, colt

Declension

Declension of mânz

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) mânz	mânzul	(niște) mânji	mânjii
genitive/dative	(unui) mânz	mânzului	(unor) mânji	mânjilor
vocative	mânzule		mânjilor

See also

• cal

Further reading

• mânz in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• mânz in Alexandru Ciorănescu, Dicționarul etimologic român, Tenerife: Universidad de la Laguna, 1958–66.