mâță

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Romanian

Etymology

Probably an onomatopoeic expressive creation, with similar words in many languages (compare Albanian mace). See also motan.

Alternatively of Romance origin, compare Italian micio, Old French mite and Spanish miz(o). See also German Mieze. Could also be of Proto-Slavic *maca origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɨ.t͡sə/
• Rhymes: -ɨt͡sə
• Hyphenation: mâ‧ță

Noun

mâță f (plural mâțe)

1. cat

   Synonym: pisică

2. (articulated) piggy in the middle

Declension

Declension of mâță

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) mâță	mâța	(niște) mâțe	mâțele
genitive/dative	(unei) mâțe	mâței	(unor) mâțe	mâțelor
vocative	mâță, mâțo		mâțelor

Further reading

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