baligă

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Currently held for a Balkan substratum word;[1] compare Albanian bajgë, probably borrowed from Proto-Albanian *balgā, Serbo-Croatian bȁlega/ба̏лега. Compare Aromanian baligã. Also compare Lombard bagula, belegot, Provençal velego, veleguo and Occitan belego.

Pronunciation

Noun

baligă f (plural baligi)

  1. dung (of cow)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative baligă baliga baligi baligile
genitive-dative baligi baligii baligi baligilor
vocative baligă, baligo baligilor

References

  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 180