mâță

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Romanian

Etymology

Probably an onomatopoeic expressive creation, with similar words in many languages (compare Albanian mace). See also motan.

Alternatively of Romance origin, compare Italian micio, Old French mite and Spanish miz(o). See also German Mieze. Could also be of Proto-Slavic *maca origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɨ.t͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡sə
  • Hyphenation: mâ‧ță

Noun

mâță f (plural mâțe)

  1. cat
    Synonym: pisică
  2. (articulated) piggy in the middle

Declension

Declension of mâță
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mâță mâța mâțe mâțele
genitive-dative mâțe mâței mâțe mâțelor
vocative mâță, mâțo mâțelor

Further reading

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