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 articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) mărăcine | mărăcinele | (niște) mărăcini | mărăcinii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) mărăcine | mărăcinelui | (unor) mărăcini | mărăcinilor |
| vocative | mărăcine | mărăcinilor | ||