tovarăș

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Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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).

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Noun[edit]

tovarăș m (plural tovarăși, feminine equivalent tovarășă)

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

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