căpușă

See also: Capusa

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

Either a substratum word akin to Albanian or a derivative of cap.

Noun

căpușă f

1. tick

Romanian

Etymology

Substratum word, akin to or derived from Albanian këpushë, or from a diminutive of cap + -ușă. Also cognate to Aromanian cãpush(ã), Bulgarian капуш (kapuš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈpu.ʃə/

Noun

căpușă f (plural căpușe)

1. tick
2. castor oil plant, palm of Christ (Ricinus communis).
3. bud on a grapevine.
4. (obsolete) strawberry (see căpșună)

Declension

Declension of căpușă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) căpușă	căpușa	(niște) căpușe	căpușele
genitive/dative	(unei) căpușe	căpușei	(unor) căpușe	căpușelor
vocative	căpușă, căpușo		căpușelor

Related terms

• căpșună

See also

• păduche

Further reading

• căpușă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)