-eț

See also: Appendix:Variations of "et"

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -icius ~ -itius (cf. Romanian -eață < Latin -itia). Its occasional use to form nouns may have originated with adjectives that were later substantivized/nominalized over time.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /et͡s/

Suffix

-eț m or n (feminine singular -eață, masculine plural -eți, feminine and neuter plural -ețe)

1. used to form adjectives from nouns or verbs denoting propensity or likeness, being inclined toward, or having the quality of (e.g. orb > orbeț, pădure (“woods, forest”) > pădureț (“wild”), îndrăzni (“to dare, venture”) > îndrăzneț (“bold, daring, courageous”), lume (“world, people”) > lumeț (“social; liking people; cheerful, chirpy”)); may be roughly compared to -y or -ish in some cases; see also -ăreț, with a similar function
2. used to form nouns relating to another noun or action (e.g. drum (“road”) > drumeț (“voyager, traveler, hiker”))
3. used to form diminutives of some nouns (e.g. pod (“bridge”) > podeț (“footbridge”))

Declension

Declension of -eț

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	-eț		-eață	-eți	-ețe
	definite	-ețul		-eața	-eții	-ețele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	-eț		-ețe	-eți	-ețe
	definite	-ețului		-eței	-eților	-ețelor

Derived terms

• albeț
• călăreț
• citeț
• drumeț
• iubeț
• lumeț
• măiestreț
• măreț
• orbeț
• podeț
• pădureț
• tăreț
• îndrăzneț

Romanian terms suffixed with -eț

Related terms

• -ăreț

See also

• -eață
• -iță
• -esc