măgar
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
măgar m (plural măgari, feminine equivalent măgăriță)
Declension edit
Declension of măgar
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- măgar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)