zău

See also: zau and za'u

Romanian

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zəw/
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Interjection

zău

  1. really, truly
  2. please, I beg you
  3. (in the context of the expression "zău așa") expresses that one affirms or swears something

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • zău așa

See also
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