"zână" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Romanian]

IPA: [ˈzɨnə]
Etymology: Inherited form of Latin Diāna. Compare Aromanian dzãnã (“fairy”), Asturian xana (“child-exchanging nymph”), Sardinian giàna, Old French gene (“fairy”); compare also Albanian zanë. Other survivals of ancient god names in Romance include Spanish huerco, from Latin Orcus, and Old French netun (“marine monster”), from Neptune. Etymology templates: {{inh|ro|la|Diāna}} Latin Diāna, {{cog|rup|dzãnã||fairy}} Aromanian dzãnã (“fairy”), {{cog|ast|xana||child-exchanging nymph}} Asturian xana (“child-exchanging nymph”), {{cog|sc|giàna}} Sardinian giàna, {{cog|fro|gene||fairy}} Old French gene (“fairy”), {{cog|sq|zanë}} Albanian zanë, {{noncog|es|huerco}} Spanish huerco, {{m+|la|Orcus}} Latin Orcus, {{noncog|fro|netun||marine monster}} Old French netun (“marine monster”), {{m|la|Neptune}} Neptune Head templates: {{ro-noun|f|zâne}} zână f (plural zâne) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=f|gpd=zânelor|gpi=zâne|gsd=zânei|gsi=zâne|n=|npd=zânele|npi=zâne|nsd=zâna|nsi=zână|vp=zânelor|vs=zână|vs2=zâno}} Forms: zâne [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], zână [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], o zână [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], zâna [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], zâne [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște zâne [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], zânele [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], zâne [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unei zâne [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], zânei [dative, definite, genitive, singular], zâne [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor zâne [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], zânelor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], zână [singular, vocative], zâno [singular, vocative], zânelor [plural, vocative]
  1. (mythology) A fairy. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-zână-ro-noun-KcTZ6cuK Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (slang, derogatory) A faggot, an especially effeminate homosexual. Tags: derogatory, feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-zână-ro-noun-2WAupuS6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dzână [Moldavia] [region, location], ḑână [obsolete] Related terms: zănatic, sânziană

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}

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