măsălar

See also: masalar and maşalar

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • măselar

Etymology

Uncertain. 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)

  1. (popular/folk usage) August

Synonyms

References
  1. http://www.toatecuvintele.ro/cuvant/masalar
  2. http://www.dex.ro/m%C4%83sea
  3. https://sites.google.com/site/lenguayculturaromanicas/classroom-news
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