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mascul
male (of an animal) /masˈkul/
noun#3722 most common
Also: male specimen, buck/male animal
Example sentences
Leul este un mascul puternic.
The lion is a strong male.
Masculul păunului are pene colorate.
The male peacock has colorful feathers.
Cercetătorii au observat un mascul de gorilă în pădure.
Researchers observed a male gorilla in the forest.
Masculii acestei specii își apără teritoriul cu agresivitate.
Males of this species defend their territory aggressively.
Comportamentul de curtare al masculului variază în funcție de sezon.
The male's courtship behavior varies with the season.
Dimorfismul sexual la această specie face ca masculul să fie considerabil mai mare decât femela.
Sexual dimorphism in this species makes the male considerably larger than the female.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mascul | masculi |
| Genitive | masculului | masculilor |
| Accusative | mascul | masculi |
| Vocative | masculule | masculilor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian "mascul" comes from Latin "masculus", a diminutive form built on "mas" (male, man). It entered Romanian as a learned borrowing during the 19th-century modernization of the vocabulary, alongside its counterpart "femelă" from Latin "femella". The word kept its original zoological sense: a male animal.
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