-oaia
Romanian
Etymology
From -oi + -a or feminine version -oiu.
Suffix
-oaia f (plural -oaie)
- suffix forming many feminine Romanian surnames
- Ioaniță + -oaia → Ioanițoaia
- Gavrilă + -oaia → Gavriloaia
- Călin + -oaia → Călinoaia
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | -oaia | -oaia | -oaie | -oaiele | |
| genitive-dative | -oaie | -oaiei | -oaie | -oaielor | |
| vocative | -oaia, -oaiao | -oaielor | |||
Derived terms
Romanian terms suffixed with -oaia