-ăreț
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin -āricius. Once created only nouns in older Romanian, some of which became adjectives over time.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈret͡s/
Suffix
-ăreț m or n (feminine singular -ăreață, masculine plural -ăreți, feminine and neuter plural -ărețe)
- Forms nouns or adjectives indicating propensity or likeness, being inclined toward, or having the quality of; can be roughly comparable to English -y or -ish in some cases; see also -eț, with a similar function
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | -ăreț | -ăreață | -ăreți | -ărețe | |||
| definite | -ărețul | -ăreața | -ăreții | -ărețele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | -ăreț | -ărețe | -ăreți | -ărețe | |||
| definite | -ărețului | -ăreței | -ăreților | -ărețelor | ||||
Derived terms
Romanian terms suffixed with -ăreț