măgură
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Origin unknown. Possibly from dialectal măgulă (compare Aromanian mãgulã), from Albanian magulë (“heap”), metathetic form of gamulë, or an expressive creation based on *măc- or *moc-. Other less likely theories included Latin macula or *maculum, or a Proto-Slavic *mogyla. Compare also Greek μαγούλα (magoúla, “hill”) and Latin magulum (“cheek”).
This word has also been associated with the pan-Mediterranean substrate which is allegedly reflected in Basque mokor (“lump of earth”) and Sardinian mogoro (“hill”).
Noun edit
măgură f (plural măguri)
Declension edit
Declension of măgură
Derived terms edit
References edit
- măgură in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
- măgură in Alexandru Ciorănescu, Dicționarul etimologic român, Tenerife: Universidad de la Laguna, 1958-66.