meriză

See also: meriza

Romanian

Etymology

From meriza or Latin merīdiēs (“noon, midday”); shift in meaning also found in Albanian dialect (Korça) mbriz (“midday nap for livestock”), standard mërzej (“to rest at noon (of animals)”). Compare Aromanian amiridz.

Noun

meriză f (plural merize)

  1. (northern Transylvania, Maramureș) a place where cattle rest at midday

Declension
declension of meriză
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) meriză meriza (niște) merize merizele
genitive/dative (unei) merize merizei (unor) merize merizelor
vocative meriză, merizo merizelor

Synonyms
  • staniște

Further reading
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