Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic дꙑхание (dyxanije), from Proto-Slavic *dyxanьje, from *dyxati (to breathe). Compare Bulgarian дихание (dihanie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /diˈhani.e/
  • Rhymes: -anie
  • Hyphenation: di‧ha‧ni‧e

Noun

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dihanie f (plural dihănii)

  1. behemoth, monster, wild beast
    Synonyms: monstru, bestie

Declension

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