-oaică

Romanian

Etymology

From Slavic -ojka, compare Serbo-Croatian -ojka, or a combination of the feminine suffix -oaie (from Latin -ōnea; compare also Aromanian -oanji) and the Slavic diminutive feminine suffix -ca (Proto-Slavic *-ъka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈo̯aj.kə/

Suffix

-oaică f

  1. used to form the feminine of a masculine noun indicating nationality or ethnicity
    ‎rus (“Russian”) + ‎-oaică → ‎rusoaică (“Russian woman”)
    ‎grec (“Greek”) + ‎-oaică → ‎grecoaică (“Greek woman”)
  2. used to form the feminine of some animals
    ‎lup (“wolf”) + ‎-oaică → ‎lupoaică (“she-wolf”)
    ‎urs (“bear”) + ‎-oaică → ‎ursoaică (“she-bear”)
    ‎vulpe (“fox”) + ‎-oaică → ‎vulpoaică (“vixen”)

Declension
declension of -oaică
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) -oaică -oaica (niște) -oaice -oaicele
genitive/dative (unei) -oaice -oaicei (unor) -oaice -oaicelor
vocative -oaică, -oaico -oaicelor

Derived terms
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See also
  • -eancă (similar use to the first sense indicating nationality or ethnicity)
  • -iță
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