măgar

See also: magar, Magar, and mågar

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly a substratum word, akin to or borrowed from Albanian magar. A less likely theory derives it from Latin onāgrārius (from onager) through a Vulgar Latin root *onagarius, which resulted in a hypothetical *unăgariu in early Romanian, leading to un *năgar and ultimately its current state (compare French onagrier).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məˈɡar/

Noun

măgar m (plural măgari, feminine equivalent măgăriță)

  1. donkey, ass
    Synonym: asin

Declension
Declension of măgar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) măgar măgarul (niște) măgari măgarii
genitive/dative (unui) măgar măgarului (unor) măgari măgarilor
vocative măgarule măgarilor

Derived terms

References
  1. Romanian Explanatory Dictionary

Further reading
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