nevăstuică

Romanian

Etymology

From nevastă +‎ -uică, probably based on a superstitious euphemism. Calque of Bulgarian невестулка (nevestulka), Ottoman Turkish كلینجك (gelincik) or Greek νυφίτσα (nyfítsa). Similar words can also be found throughout the Mediterranean: Italian donnola, Portuguese doninha, Spanish comadreja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne.vəsˈtuj.kə/

Noun

nevăstuică f (plural nevăstuici)

  1. weasel
  2. ferret

Declension

Declension of nevăstuică
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nevăstuică nevăstuica nevăstuici nevăstuicile
genitive-dative nevăstuici nevăstuicii nevăstuici nevăstuicilor
vocative nevăstuică, nevăstuico nevăstuicilor
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