căpușă

See also: Capusa

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

Either a substratum word akin to Albanian or a derivative of cap.

Noun

căpușă f

  1. tick

Romanian

Etymology

Substratum word, akin to or derived from Albanian këpushë, or from a diminutive of cap + -ușă. Also cognate to Aromanian cãpush(ã), dialectal Bulgarian капуш (kapuš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈpu.ʃə/

Noun

căpușă f (plural căpușe)

  1. tick
  2. castor oil plant, palm of Christ (Ricinus communis).
  3. bud on a grapevine.
  4. (obsolete) strawberry (see căpșună)

Declension

Declension of căpușă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative căpușă căpușa căpușe căpușele
genitive-dative căpușe căpușei căpușe căpușelor
vocative căpușă, căpușo căpușelor

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