amiază

Romanian

Alternative forms

• amiazi, namiază, nămiezi — regional, nonstandard

Etymology

From amiazăzi, from Latin ad mediam diem. Compare Latin meridies, Italian mezzodì, French midi, Catalan migdia, Occitan mieidia, Portuguese meio-dia, Spanish mediodía. Alternatively, from Latin medīdiē, variant of the standard merīdiēs (compare Italian meriggio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmjazə/

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Noun

amiază f (plural amiezi)

1. noon, midday

   Synonym: prânz

2. (obsolete) south

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	amiază	amiaza	amiezi	amiezile
genitive-dative	amiezi	amiezii	amiezi	amiezilor
vocative	amiază, amiazo		amiezilor

Synonyms

• (south): sud (standard), miazăzi (archaic)

Derived terms

• după-amiază

Related terms

• miazăzi
• miază