zizanie

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zīzania (“tares, cockle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zi.za.ni/
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Noun

zizanie f (plural zizanies)

  1. discord; ill-feeling
    • 1882, Émile Zola, Pot-Bouille‎:
      On ne nomma pas Berthe; seulement, Valérie laissa entendre que toute la zizanie venait de cette femme, car il n’y avait jamais eu un mot désagréable dans la famille, avant qu’elle y fut entrée pour la déshonorer.
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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ζιζάνιο (zizánio).

Noun

zizanie f (plural zizanii)

  1. cockle
  2. discord

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zizanie zizania zizanii zizaniile
genitive-dative zizanii zizaniei zizanii zizaniilor
vocative zizanie, zizanio zizaniilor
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