-eț
See also: Appendix:Variations of "et"
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Latin -icius. Compare Italian -iccio, Spanish -izo, Portuguese -iço; cf. also French -iche. Its occasional use to form nouns may have originated with adjectives that were later substantivized/nominalized over time. Alternatively, of Slavic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /et͡s/
Suffix
-eț m or n (feminine singular -eață, masculine plural -eți, feminine and neuter plural -ețe)
- used to form adjectives from nouns or verbs denoting propensity or likeness, being inclined toward, or having the quality of (e.g. orb > orbeț, pădure (“woods, forest”) > pădureț (“wild”), îndrăzni (“to dare, venture”) > îndrăzneț (“bold, daring, courageous”), lume (“world, people”) > lumeț (“social; liking people; cheerful, chirpy”)); may be roughly compared to -y or -ish in some cases; see also -ăreț, with a similar function
- used to form nouns relating to another noun or action (e.g. drum (“road”) > drumeț (“voyager, traveler, hiker”))
- used to form diminutives of some nouns (e.g. pod (“bridge”) > podeț (“footbridge”))
Declension
declension of -eț
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | -eț | -eață | -eți | -ețe | ||
| definite | -ețul | -eața | -eții | -ețele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | -eț | -ețe | -eți | -ețe | ||
| definite | -ețului | -eței | -eților | -ețelor | |||
Derived terms
- albeț
- călăreț
- citeț
- drumeț
- iubeț
- lumeț
- măiestreț
- măreț
- orbeț
- podeț
- pădureț
- tăreț
- îndrăzneț
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Related terms
- -ăreț
See also
- -eață
- -iță
- -esc