gâscă
Romanian
editAlternative forms
edit- гыскэ (gîscă) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
editBorrowed from Bulgarian гъска (gǎska), from Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgâscă f (plural gâște, masculine equivalent gâscan or gânsac)
- goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)
- (specifically) female goose
- (figurative, derogatory) goose (stupid person, especially a woman)
Declension
editDeclension of gâscă
References
edit- gâscă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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- Rhymes:Romanian/ɨskə
- Rhymes:Romanian/ɨskə/2 syllables
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- Romanian nouns
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- Romanian feminine nouns
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- ro:Female animals
- ro:Geese
- ro:Poultry