cățea

See also: catea and cateá

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin catella (“female puppy, young bitch”). Compare Portuguese cadela, Aromanian cãtsauã, cãtsau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəˈtse̯a]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

cățea f (plural cățele, masculine equivalent câine)

  1. female dog; bitch
  2. (derogatory, of an unpleasant woman) bitch

Declension

Declension of cățea
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cățea cățeaua cățele cățelele
genitive-dative cățele cățelei cățele cățelelor
vocative cățea cățelelor

See also

References

  • Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 219
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