iezmăciune

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iezmăciune

/jez.məˈt͡ʃu.ne/

Rhymes with -une

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Compare Aromanian ayizmãciuni. Proposed to be from aiasmă + -ciune, meaning "the month of holy water". Ethnographer Tudor Pamfile noted that among transhumant shepherds (Mocani) in southern Moldavia, a mandatory house-blessing with holy water occurred around Saint Andrew's Day, traditionally viewed as the spiritual onset of winter. The entire month consequently took its name from this protective purification ritual.

noun

common, rare, regional November
Similar: noiembrie, brumar, promorar, vinicer

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"iezmăciune." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/iezm%C4%83ciune.

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@misc{iezma_ciune_2026,
  title = {iezmăciune},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/iezm%C4%83ciune},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}