spânz
Romanian
Spânz
Alternative forms
- spânț
- spînz, spînț (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From older *spînḑ, *spînḑu (compare Aromanian spingiu), from Latin spongia (“sponge”) (with a change in gender); metaphorically applied to horse diseases, as in Spanish espundia (“skin ulcer (in horses)”), also Galician espulla (“wart; growth in belly of cows”), Sardinian spòngia, ispunzòla (“wobbler syndrome”); ultimately from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). Cf. also Albanian spëndër. Probably a doublet of spongie, a borrowing.
Noun
spânz m (plural spânzi)
- purple hellebore, Christmas rose (Helleborus purpurascens)
- horse disease with enlargement of the spleen
Declension
Declension of spânz
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) spânz | spânzul | (niște) spânzi | spânzii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) spânz | spânzului | (unor) spânzi | spânzilor |
| vocative | spânzule | spânzilor | ||
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