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has gloss | eng: The Zmeu (plural: zmei, feminine: zmeoaică/zmeoaice) is a fantastic creature of Romanian folklore and Romanian mythology. Sometimes compared to other fantastic creatures, such as the balaur or the vârcolac, the zmeu is nevertheless distinct, because it usually has clear anthropomorphic traits: it is humanoid and has legs, arms, the ability to create and use artifacts such as weapons, or the desire to marry young girls. In some stories, Zmeu appears in the sky and spits fire. In other stories, it has a magical precious stone on its head that shines like the sun. It likes beautiful young girls, whom it kidnaps, usually on the purpose of marrying them. It is almost always defeated by a daring prince or knight-errant. Its natural form is that of a dragon or balaur. |
lexicalization | eng: zmeu |
instance of | (noun) a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus Dragon, Draco |
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Hebrew | |
has gloss | heb: במיתולוגיה הרומנית, זמאו (בכתיב לועזי: Zmeu; ברבים: "זמאי", zmei; בנקבה: "זמאואיקה" zmeoaică; ברבות: "זמאואיצ'ה", zmeoaice) הוא יצור אגדי על טבעי-ורב כוח, בדומה לבאלאור. אך להבדיל ממנו, הזמאו מופיע לעתים בדמות אדם. בדרך כלל הזמאו חוטף בחורות יפות, כמו אילאנה קוסנזאנה ומפסיד במלחמה עם פט פרומוס. לפעמים יש משפחות שלמות של "זמאי". |
lexicalization | heb: זמאו |
Italian | |
has gloss | ita: Lo Zmeu è una creatura della mitologia rumena |
lexicalization | ita: Zmeu |
Dutch | |
lexicalization | nld: Roemeense draak |
Moldavian | |
has gloss | ron: Un Zmeu (plural: zmei, feminin: zmeoaică/zmeoaice) este în mitologia românească o fiinţă supranaturală asemănătoare balaurului, dar deseori apare şi sub formă umană. |
lexicalization | ron: Zmeu |
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