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)

(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

Related terms

meriza