tovarăș
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- (abbreviation used during Romania's communist era): tov.
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ukrainian товариш (tovaryš), from Proto-Slavic *tovariščь; compare Russian това́рищ (továrišč), Serbo-Croatian товариш, Polish towarzysz, Finnish toveri. Meaning of "fellow socialist" borrowed from Russian това́рищ (továrišč).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tovarăș m (plural tovarăși, feminine equivalent tovarășă)
- comrade
- Synonym: camarad
- (colloquial) friend
Declension edit
Declension of tovarăș
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) tovarăș | tovarășul | (niște) tovarăși | tovarășii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) tovarăș | tovarășului | (unor) tovarăși | tovarășilor |
| vocative | tovarășule | tovarășilor | ||
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