zmeu

Romanian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic змиꙗ (zmija), from Proto-Slavic *zmьja (snake). Compare Serbo-Croatian zmija and zmaj.

Noun

zmeu m (plural zmei)

  1. evil giant in Romanian folk stories
  2. dragon

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Synonyms

Noun

zmeu n (plural zmeie)

  1. kite

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