-oiu

Romanian

Etymology

From -oi +‎ -u.

Suffix

-oiu m (plural -oi, feminine equivalent -oaia)

  1. suffix forming many Romanian surnames
    Enache + ‎-oiu → ‎Enăchioiu
    Gavrilă + ‎-oiu → ‎Gavriloiu
    Chiriță + ‎-oiu → ‎Chirițoiu

Declension

Declension of -oiu
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative -oiu -oiul
genitive-dative -oiu -oiului
vocative -oiule

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -oiu