Unknown; often considered to be from a Vulgar Latin *marracīna, *marrūcīna, derived 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. Cognate with Aromanian mãrãtsini.
mărăcine m (plural mărăcini)
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mărăcine | mărăcinele | mărăcini | mărăcinii | |
| genitive-dative | mărăcine | mărăcinelui | mărăcini | mărăcinilor | |
| vocative | mărăcine | mărăcinilor | |||