purcea

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin porcella (“female piglet”), from porcellus (“piglet”), from Latin porcus (“pig”). Compare Aromanian purtseauã.

Noun

purcea f (plural purcele, masculine equivalent purcel)

1. young sow (female pig), female piglet

   Synonyms: scroafă, poarcă

Declension

Declension of purcea

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) purcea	purceaua	(niște) purcele	purcelele
genitive/dative	(unei) purcele	purcelei	(unor) purcele	purcelelor
vocative	purcea		purcelelor

Related terms

• porc
• purcel