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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tovarăș”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026