măgar

See also: magar, Magar, and mågar

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly a substratum word, akin to or borrowed from Albanian magar. A less likely theory derives it from Latin onāgrārius (from onager) through a Vulgar Latin root *onagarius, which resulted in a hypothetical *unăgariu in early Romanian, leading to un *năgar and ultimately its current state (compare French onagrier).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈɡar/

Noun

măgar m (plural măgari, feminine equivalent măgăriță)

1. donkey, ass

   Synonym: asin

2. jackass, jerk

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	măgar	măgarul	măgari	măgarii
genitive-dative	măgar	măgarului	măgari	măgarilor
vocative	măgarule		măgarilor

Derived terms

• măgăraș
• măgărel
• măgăresc
• măgărie
• măgăruș
• măgăruț

Further reading

• “măgar”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026