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)

comrade
Synonym: camarad
(colloquial) friend

Declension

Declension of tovarăș

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) tovarăș	tovarășul	(niște) tovarăși	tovarășii
genitive/dative	(unui) tovarăș	tovarășului	(unor) tovarăși	tovarășilor
vocative	tovarășule		tovarășilor

Derived terms

simple terms

compounds and phrases

tovarăș de arme
tovarăș de joacă
tovarăș de muncă
tovarăș de navă
tovarăș de petreceri
tovarăș de viață

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