gaiță

See also: gaita

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.t͡sə/

Etymology 1

From gaie (“kite”) +‎ -iță.

Noun

gaiță f (plural gaițe)

1. jay (bird); Eurasian jay
2. (figurative) a chatty woman

Declension

Declension of gaiță

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) gaiță	gaița	(niște) gaițe	gaițele
genitive/dative	(unei) gaițe	gaiței	(unor) gaițe	gaițelor
vocative	—		—

Synonyms

• (chatty woman): flecară, guralivă, limbută, palavragioaică, vorbăreață

Derived terms

• a se ține gaiță de cineva, a se ține gaiță după cineva
• gaiță albastră
• gaiță-de-munte
• picior-de-gaiță

Related terms

• gaie

Etymology 2

From gaz (after opaiț).

Noun

gaiță f (plural gaițe)

1. (regional) lamp oil, petroleum
2. kind of rustic oil lamp

Declension

Declension of gaiță

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) gaiță	gaița	(niște) gaițe	gaițele
genitive/dative	(unei) gaițe	gaiței	(unor) gaițe	gaițelor
vocative	—		—

Synonyms

• (petroleum): petrol

See also

• gaz

References

• gaiță in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)