zapciu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zaptiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّه (ḍabṭiyyah, “policeman”).

Noun

zapciu m (plural zapcii)

1. (dated) tax collector
2. (dated) captain (military rank)
3. (dated) policeman

Declension

Declension of zapciu

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) zapciu	zapciul	(niște) zapcii	zapciii
genitive/dative	(unui) zapciu	zapciului	(unor) zapcii	zapciilor
vocative	zapciule		zapciilor