măsălar

See also: masalar and maşalar

Romanian

Alternative forms

măselar

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly linked to Latin messis (“harvest”),^[1]^[2]^[3] as August is a month of harvest. Several other regional Romance languages have folk names with similar meanings or origins for months around this time of year. The variant form măselar also coincides with a separate word referring to a certain plant or a part of an object such as a beam or rafter, and derived from măsea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məsəˈlar/

Noun

măsălar m (uncountable)

(popular/folk usage) August
Synonym: (standard/most common) august

Synonyms

gustar, gust, agust (popular/folk names)

References

^ http://www.toatecuvintele.ro/cuvant/masalar
^ http://www.dex.ro/m%C4%83sea
^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2016 June 30 (last accessed), archived from the original on 20 October 2020

[1] ttp://www.toatecuvintele.ro/cuvant/masalar

[2] ttp://www.dex.ro/m%C4%83sea

[3] “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2016 June 30 (last accessed), archived from the original on 20 October 2020

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