zapciu
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zaptiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya, “policeman”).
Noun
zapciu m (plural zapcii)
- (dated) tax collector
- (dated) captain (military rank)
- (dated) policeman
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zapciu | zapciul | zapcii | zapciii | |
| genitive-dative | zapciu | zapciului | zapcii | zapciilor | |
| vocative | zapciule | zapciilor | |||