măgar
Romanian
editEtymology
editPossibly 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
editNoun
editmăgar m (plural măgari, feminine equivalent măgăriță)
Declension
editDeclension of măgar
Derived terms
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- măgar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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