tovarăș

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation used during Romania's communist era): tov.

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [toˈva.rəʃ]

Noun

tovarăș m (plural tovarăși, feminine equivalent tovarășă)

  1. comrade
    Synonym: camarad
  2. (colloquial) friend

Declension

Declension of tovarăș
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tovarăș tovarășul tovarăși tovarășii
genitive-dative tovarăș tovarășului tovarăși tovarășilor
vocative tovarășule tovarășilor

Derived terms

simple terms
compounds and phrases

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