-oaică

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Romanian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-oaică f (plural -oaice)

  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

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Derived terms

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See also

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