-uț

Probably from Latin -uceum or -ucium. Compare Aromanian -uts, Italian -uccio, Sicilian -uzzu.

• IPA^(key): /ut͡s/

-uț m or n (feminine singular -uță, masculine plural -uți, feminine and neuter plural -uțe)

1. Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and adjectives.

   Synonyms: -el, -uș, -aș, -șor

   ‎mic (“small”) + ‎-uț → ‎micuț (“tiny”)

   ‎gras (“fat”) + ‎-uț → ‎grăsuț (“chubby”)

   ‎drag (“dear”) + ‎-uț → ‎drăguț (“cute, pretty, nice”)

   ‎pisică (“cat”) + ‎-uț → ‎pisicuță (“kitten”)