-uț
See also: ǖt, ut, UT, út, ût, ut-, and -ut
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Latin -uceum or -ucium. Compare Aromanian -uts, Italian -uccio, Sicilian Sardinian -uzzu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ut͡s/
Suffix
-uț m or n (feminine singular -uță, masculine plural -uți, feminine and neuter plural -uțe)
- Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and adjectives.
- mic (“small”) + -uț → micuț (“tiny”)
- gras (“fat”) + -uț → grăsuț (“chubby”)
- drag (“dear”) + -uț → drăguț (“cute, pretty, nice”)
- haină (“coat”) + -uță → hăinuță (“little coat”)
- pisică (“cat”) + -uț → pisicuță (“kitten”)
Declension
declension of -uț
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | -uț | -uță | -uți | -uțe | ||
definite | -uțul | -uța | -uții | -uțele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | -uț | -uțe | -uți | -uțe | ||
definite | -uțului | -uței | -uților | -uțelor |
Synonyms
- -el, -uș, -aș, -șor
Derived terms
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