-iță

See also: iță, ita, ITA, itá, Itá, i̱ta, -ita, and -ità

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.t͡sə/

Etymology 1

Suffix

-iță f (plural -ițe)

  1. Forms diminutives of some feminine nouns
    fată (“girl”) + ‎-iță → ‎fetiță (“little girl”)
    capră (“goat”) + ‎-iță → ‎căpriță (“little goat”)

Declension

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Of Slavic origin; cf. Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Suffix

-iță f (plural -ițe)

  1. Used to make feminine forms of some masculine nouns, e.g. professions; -ess
    doctor (“doctor”) + ‎-iță → ‎doctoriță (“female doctor”), actor (“actor”) + ‎-iță → ‎actriță (“actress”)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

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