broască

See also: broascã

Romanian

Alternative forms

• броаскэ (broască) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

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

• IPA^(key): /bro̯as.kə/

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• Rhymes: -askə
• Hyphenation: broas‧că

Noun

broască f (plural broaște)

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

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	broască	broasca	broaște	broaștele
genitive-dative	broaște	broaștei	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
• “broască”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026