mazac
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *màzati (“to smear, to anoint”).
Adjective
mazac m or n (feminine singular mazacă, masculine plural mazaci, feminine and neuter plural mazace)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | mazac | mazacă | mazaci | mazace | |||
| definite | mazacul | mazaca | mazacii | mazacele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | mazac | mazace | mazaci | mazace | |||
| definite | mazacului | mazacei | mazacilor | mazacelor | ||||
Derived terms
Noun
mazac m (plural mazaci)
- (rare, chiefly Moldavia (region)) dirty person
- (rare, chiefly Moldavia (region)) beggar, homeless person
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mazac | mazacul | mazaci | mazacii | |
| genitive-dative | mazac | mazacului | mazaci | mazacilor | |
| vocative | mazacule | mazacilor | |||