broască

See also: broascã

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *brosca, from broscus (compare Medieval Latin bruscus), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frosk. Compare Aromanian broascã. Compare also Albanian breshkë, Old French bruesche, Italian rospo, Milanese Lombard brosco, Ladin rusk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

broască f (plural broaște)

1. frog
2. lock (for a door)
3. prickly pear

Declension

Declension of broască

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) broască	broasca	(niște) broaște	broaștele
genitive/dative	(unei) broaște	broaștei	(unor) broaște	broaștelor
vocative	broască, broasco		broaștelor

Derived terms

• broască râioasă - toad
• broască țestoasă - tortoise
• broască de mare - turtle

See also

• brotac
• mormoloc
• mioarcă

References

• Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 200