spânz

Romanian

Spânz

Alternative forms

• spânț
• spînz, spînț — obsolete spelling

Etymology

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.

Cognate to Aromanian spingiu.

Noun

spânz m (plural spânzi)

1. purple hellebore, Christmas rose (Helleborus purpurascens)
2. 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