"zău" meaning in Romanian

See zău in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /zəw/ Audio: LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-zău.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Latin deus (“god”), or simply a variant of Romanian zeu ("god"), a simple doublet which kept the original meaning. The semantic evolution may be due to the act of "swearing to God" to affirm something is really true. Etymology templates: {{root|ro|ine-pro|*dyew-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ro|la|deus||god|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin deus (“god”), {{inh+|ro|la|deus||god}} Inherited from Latin deus (“god”), {{doublet|ro|zeu|notext=1}} zeu Head templates: {{head|ro|interjection}} zău
  1. really, truly
    Sense id: en-zău-ro-intj-GZ7AurNo
  2. please, I beg you
    Sense id: en-zău-ro-intj-2ui4Bwyn
  3. (in the context of the expression "zău așa") expresses that one affirms or swears something
    Sense id: en-zău-ro-intj-6fHPC5fN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 21 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 14 77 Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chiar, pe bune Derived forms: zău așa Related terms: zeu, Dumnezeu, zo te cuște, adevărat
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        "nocat": "",
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        "sort": "",
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        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "inh+"
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      },
      "expansion": "zeu",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin deus (“god”), or simply a variant of Romanian zeu (\"god\"), a simple doublet which kept the original meaning. The semantic evolution may be due to the act of \"swearing to God\" to affirm something is really true.",
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  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zeu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Dumnezeu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zo te cuște"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "really, truly"
      ],
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          "really",
          "really"
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        [
          "truly",
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "please, I beg you"
      ],
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        [
          "please",
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        "expresses that one affirms or swears something"
      ],
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        "in the context of the expression \"zău așa\""
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      "ipa": "/zəw/"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "chiar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pe bune"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zău"
}
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    "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Romanian interjections",
    "Romanian lemmas",
    "Romanian terms derived from Latin",
    "Romanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Romanian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dyew-",
    "Romanian terms inherited from Latin"
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    {
      "word": "zău așa"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "zeu",
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      },
      "expansion": "zeu",
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    }
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        "1": "ro",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "zeu"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dumnezeu"
    },
    {
      "word": "zo te cuște"
    },
    {
      "word": "adevărat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "really, truly"
      ],
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        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ],
        [
          "truly",
          "truly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "please, I beg you"
      ],
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        [
          "please",
          "please"
        ],
        [
          "beg",
          "beg"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "expresses that one affirms or swears something"
      ],
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        "(in the context of the expression \"zău așa\") expresses that one affirms or swears something"
      ],
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        "in the context of the expression \"zău așa\""
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/zəw/"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-zău.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chiar"
    },
    {
      "word": "pe bune"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zău"
}

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