mânz
See also: manz
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.[1]
- Compare also Italian manzo, Latin mannus and Gaulish manduos, probably ultimately from the same source.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mânz m (plural mânji, feminine equivalent mânză)
Declension edit
Declension of mânz
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Kaluzkaja, Irina (1996) “Thracian-Illyrian language parallels: Thrac. MEZENAI - Illyr. Menzanas”, in Thracian World at Crossroad of Civilizations - Proceedings of 7th International Congress of Thracology, Bucharest, pages 372–373
Further reading edit
- 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.