-iță

See also: iță and Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.t͡sə/

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
Romanian terms suffixed with -iță

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ица (-ica), from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Suffix

-iță f (plural -ițe)

  1. Used to make feminine forms of some masculine nouns, e.g. professions; -ess
    Synonym: (less common) -easă
    ‎doctor (“doctor”) + ‎-iță → ‎doctoriță (“female doctor”), ‎actor (“actor”) + ‎-iță → ‎actriță (“actress”)
Declension
Derived terms
Romanian terms suffixed with -iță

See also

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