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

Declension of măgar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) măgar	măgarul	(niște) măgari	măgarii
genitive/dative	(unui) măgar	măgarului	(unor) 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)