mărăcine
Romanian
Alternative forms
- mărăcin, mărăciune
Etymology
Uncertain. Often considered to be from Vulgar Latin *marrucina or *marracina, ultimately from Latin marra (“thorn”), but possibly also from an alteration of Latin malitia with the influence of the Romanian suffix -ciune. Compare Spanish maleza. Compare also the related Albanian mërqinje, with the same meaning as the Romanian word.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ine
Noun
mărăcine m (plural mărăcini)
- bramble, briar, brake
See also
- rug
- păducel